Softball Recap: Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Beats Somerset Academy South Homestead for Their Seventh Straight Win

Cyclones

Previous Games

04/10/25 vs Somerset Academy South Homestead	8-5
04/09/25 vs Ransom Everglades	22-6
04/03/25 @ Immaculata-La Salle	19-0
04/01/25 vs Miami Country Day	5-2
03/27/25 @ Marathon	11-4
+ 2 more games

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes by a score of 8-5. This was a revenge game for the Cyclones: when they faced off against the Hurricanes back in March, they had to take a 11-9 loss.

Madelyn Althage spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart let Sylvia Figueroa and Grace Diez run wild. Figueroa got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Diez got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Figueroa is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Veronica Franzino, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-0 win against Immaculata-La Salle on the 14th. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, they have also already played their next contest, a 27-25 defeat against Coral Shores on the 15th.