Softball Recap: Pendleton Comes Up Short

Pendleton extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-12 in the process. They lost 14-0 to the West-Oak Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, with their most recent loss being a 12-2 defeat two weeks ago.

As for West-Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.

For West-Oak's part, Abi Blackwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Blackwell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Brylee Whitfield was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Whitfield, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Pendleton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West-Oak, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 13-11 victory against Crescent on the 2nd.