Softball Recap: Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Has No Trouble Against Cherry Valley-Springfield

Wolves

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ Middleburgh	28
04/26/25 vs Middleburgh	28
04/23/25 vs Johnstown	12
04/17/25 @ Fort Plain	12
05/10/25 vs Cherry Valley-Springfield	10

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville barely beat Cherry Valley-Springfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wolves put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 15-5 win on Saturday. Considering the Wolves have won six games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Kali Hazzard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last ten matchups. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Taylor Hayes was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hadley Crannell, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cherry Valley-Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 11-2 defeat against Galway on the 12th. Cherry Valley-Springfield has also already played their next game (against Richfield Springs Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.