Softball Recap: Sparks Beats Hug for Their Third Straight Victory

Railroaders

Margin (Wins)

04/15/26 @ Wooster	17
04/11/26 vs Wooster	17
04/11/26 vs Wooster	16
04/04/26 vs Hug	16
04/23/26 @ Hug	12

Sparks extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping them up to 8-16. Everything went their way against the Hug Hawks as they made off with a 24-12 victory. The result was nothing new for the Railroaders, who have now won eight matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

As for Hug, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-13. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games.

For Hug's part, Haleigh Harvey and Frida Rodriguez did some serious damage despite the final result: Harvey got on base in all four of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases and three runs, while Rodriguez got on base in all four of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Rodriguez has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Yesenia Barajas Melendres, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and one RBI.

Coincidentally, Sparks and Hug will both be playing South Tahoe the next time they take the field. The Hawks will head out to face the Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Railroaders will head out to face them at 2:00 p.m. on Monday.