Softball Recap: Dakota Valley Wins High-Profile Contest Against Madison

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 vs Centerville	18
05/27/25 vs Mt. Vernon/Plankinton	15
05/17/25 @ Avon	12
05/13/25 @ Lennox	11
05/02/25 @ Pierre T.F. Riggs	9

Dakota Valley faced Madison in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 8-1 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.

Dakota Valley's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Madison, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-8.

Dakota Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 6-5 loss against Tri-Valley on the 6th. As for Madison, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-1 win against Elk Point-Jefferson on the 6th.