Softball Recap: Northwood Snags Sixth Victory in Last Seven Games

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

05/21/25 @ Goshen	16
05/05/25 vs Goshen	15
04/14/25 @ West Noble	15
05/26/25 vs West Noble	14
05/14/25 vs Warsaw	14

With a playoff win on the line, NorthWood rose to the challenge on Monday. Everything went their way against the West Noble Chargers as they made off with a 16-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Ana Beachy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Beachy was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Victoria Vega was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Payton Sears, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

NorthWood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for West Noble, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.

Coming up, NorthWood will challenge Tippecanoe Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. West Noble does not have any more games scheduled as of now.