Softball Recap: Monterey Beats Jackson County for Their Third Straight Win

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs York Institute	19
04/10/25 @ Pickett County	18
04/17/25 @ Jackson County	17
03/22/25 @ Cosby	12
04/08/25 @ Smith County	11

Monterey extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 13-9-1 in the process. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over the Jackson County Blue Devils. Considering the Wildcats have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Alexandrea Novak was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with six RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Monterey let Kaylin Shepherd and Haylee Trevathan run wild. Shepherd got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases, five runs, and one RBI, while Trevathan went 2-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Shepherd continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Bowman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Monterey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

As for Jackson County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with Monterey: they've now lost nine in a row.

On Jackson County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Donovan, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monterey beat the Blue Devils by a score of 5-0 on Friday.