Softball Recap: Montwood Drops Highest Score of Season Against Franklin

Rams

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 @ Franklin	18
02/28/25 vs Bel Air	16
02/25/25 @ Chapin	15
03/04/25 vs Hanks	14
02/27/25 vs El Paso	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montwood). Everything went their way against the Franklin Cougars on Wednesday as Montwood made off with a 25-7 victory. Considering the Rams have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Pia Velez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI and one triple. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Jaeda Quinones was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Trinity Munoz, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.

Montwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .588. They are a perfect 14-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Montwood is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. Franklin dropped their record down to 7-12-1 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, Montwood will square off against Coronado at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Coronado has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.75 runs per game on average), something Montwood will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Franklin, they have already played their next contest, a 19-9 loss against Eastwood on the 21st.