Softball Recap: Mt. Carmel Takes Down Benton in a Playoff Battle

Golden Aces

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Evansville Central	17
04/30/25 @ Oblong	16
04/14/25 vs Paris	15
04/28/25 vs Grayville	14
03/18/25 @ Carmi-White County	12

With a playoff win on the line, Mt. Carmel rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Benton Rangers a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Golden Aces have won 12 games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lyla Keepes was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Keepes was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Hershey, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Leah Lewis was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Mt. Carmel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Benton only posted an OBP of .062.

The victory (which was Mt. Carmel's third in a row) raised their record to 17-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Benton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-15 record.

As of now, neither Mt. Carmel nor the Rangers have any future games scheduled.