Softball Recap: Emerald Ridge Jaguars vs. Bethel Bison
Emerald Ridge stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bethel Bison with a sharp 22-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Emerald Ridge as they're now sitting on four straight.
Carly Martin was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Martin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Martin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emerald Ridge got a massive performance out of Kailey Verhoeven, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Taylor Orgeles was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
On Bethel's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laiah Tapia-Toczek, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Emerald Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Bethel, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.
Emerald Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Graham-Kapowsin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Emerald Ridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Graham-Kapowsin likes a good challenge. As for Bethel, they will head out on the road to take on Bellarmine Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Bethel is facing Bellarmine Prep at the right time seeing as Bellarmine Prep is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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