Softball Recap: Parma Extends Home Winning Streak to Ten

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2025, 8:04pm

Softball Recap: Parma Panthers vs. Melba Mustangs

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/15/25 vs McCall-Donnelly25
03/15/25 vs McCall-Donnelly17
04/07/25 @ New Plymouth16
04/04/25 @ Mountain Home12
03/13/25 vs Payette12

Parma had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Melba Mustangs with a sharp 15-4 win. Considering the Panthers have won nine matchups by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Maya Jensen was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Parma got a massive performance out of Lakota Leppert, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. What's more, Leppert posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Abby Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Parma pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Melba, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Parma will square off against rival Vision at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Melba is set to challenge their familiar foe Marsing at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

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