Softball Recap: Taylor Allderdice's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Six

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 vs Westinghouse	20
03/27/25 @ Westinghouse	19
04/28/25 @ Perry Traditional Academy	18
04/28/25 @ Perry Traditional Academy	18
04/24/25 @ Brashear	10

Taylor Allderdice had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Carrick Raiders with a sharp 10-1 victory. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by nine runs or more this season.

Braelyn Altman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, Karma Morgan was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and six RBI. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Gracie Whitt was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one double.

Taylor Allderdice was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Taylor Allderdice pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Carrick, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Raiders beat Taylor Allderdice by a score of 4-3 on Friday.