Softball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Santa Gertrudis Academy's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Banquete	16
02/21/25 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	16
04/24/25 vs George West	15
03/04/25 @ Robstown	15
02/25/25 @ Mathis	15

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Santa Gertrudis Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the George West Longhorns with a sharp 17-2 win. Considering the Lions have won 19 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Santa Gertrudis Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for George West, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-20-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Gertrudis Academy beat the Longhorns by a score of 17-0 later that day.