Softball Recap: Saxony Lutheran Comes Up Short

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games

10/03/25 @ North County	0-1
10/01/25 @ Jefferson	9-3
09/30/25 @ Perryville	17-0
09/29/25 vs East Carter	10-0
09/18/25 vs Kelly	0-3

Saxony Lutheran dropped down to 7-5 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the North County Raiders by a score of 1-0. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

Saxony Lutheran saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ansley Palisch, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Mabrie Barke also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

As for North County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games.

On North County's side, not much got past Emma Roper (Sr), who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Saxony Lutheran off the board.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Saxony Lutheran will face off against Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for North County, they will take on Sikeston at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.71 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.