Softball Recap: Christian Educational Consortium's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Christian Educational Consortium had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over the Caverna Colonels. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Laylah Buchhwit

Batters Struck Out

05/15/25 @ Caverna	5
05/13/25 @ Butler	12
05/12/25 @ Bullitt Central	10
05/10/25 vs LKY	14
05/10/25 vs Varsity Opponent	6
+ 7 more games

Eva McMillan and Laylah Buchhwit made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McMillan tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Buchhwit tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. At the plate, McMillan went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, while Buchhwit went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one double. Those five RBI gave Buchhwit a new career-high.

In other batting news, Christian Educational Consortium got a big performance out of Ruby Swift, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Mayson Raley2, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Christian Educational Consortium always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Christian Educational Consortium's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Caverna, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.

Christian Educational Consortium does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Caverna, they will take on North Hardin Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Colonels are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a three-game losing streak.