Softball Recap: Memorial extends road winning streak to ten

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 1:07am

Softball Recap: Memorial Mustangs vs. Cy-Fair Bobcats

Memorial waltzed into their match on Friday with 21 straight wins... but they left with 22. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cy-Fair Bobcats a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Memorial has scored all season.

The result came thanks to Elise Adams's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Memorial's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Reese Waggoner, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

On Cy-Fair's side, Carey Granger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks.

Even though they lost, Cy-Fair hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Memorial struck out nine times.

Memorial pushed their record up to 27-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cy-Fair, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-9.

Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cy-Fair also has no future games currently scheduled.

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