Softball Recap: Elberta Drops Highest Score of Season Against Rain

Warriors

Team Score (Highest)

03/28/25 vs Rain	20
03/18/25 vs Foley	17
03/13/25 @ UMS-Wright Prep	16
03/20/25 vs St. Michael Catholic	12
02/27/25 @ Foley	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elberta). Everything went their way against the Rain Red Raiders on Friday as Elberta made off with a 20-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now won eight in a row.

Destiny Garcia was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had over her last 11 games. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Elberta got a massive performance out of Blakely Hooper, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Hooper a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Roberts, who went 1-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.

Elberta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Elberta's record is now 7-17. As for Rain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Elberta beat Rain by a score of 21-5 later that day.