Softball Recap: London Wins Going Away Against Bellefontaine

Red Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Westland	16
03/28/25 vs Northeastern	14
04/23/25 @ Urbana	11
04/21/25 vs Urbana	11
04/14/25 @ Tecumseh	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kenton Ridge, London was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Bellefontaine Chieftains with a sharp 12-6 win. Considering the Red Raiders have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Sophie Alt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Khloe Cunningham was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gwyn Wieber, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

The victory snapped London's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-5 record. As for Bellefontaine, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

London wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 12-1 defeat against Northwestern on the 6th. Hopefully Bellefontaine paid attention to the Red Raiders' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.