Softball Recap: South Takes Down Hawken in a Playoff Battle

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

05/15/25 vs Hawken	27
05/07/25 vs Lorain	17
05/06/25 vs Geneva	10
04/15/25 vs West Geauga	10
04/09/25 @ Mayfield	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Hawken Hawks on Thursday as they made off with a 28-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Savannah Jolly, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April. Makayla Schneider was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .577. They are 7-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

South has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Hawken, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

Looking ahead, South will take on Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rebels' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Streaks have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. Hawken does not have any more games scheduled as of now.