Softball Recap: Oil City Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Oil City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Eisenhower Knights on Friday.

Hope Harriott was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Harriott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Shalyn Whittemore

Hits (Career)

03/21/25 vs Eisenhower	3
03/18/25 @ Wilmington	1
04/18/24 vs Grove City	1
04/16/24 vs Hickory	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shalyn Whittemore, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Addison Schnitzer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.

The victory got Oil City back to even at 1-1. As for Eisenhower, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Oil City will square off against Girard at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eisenhower, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hickory at 12:00 p.m. on April 5.