Softball Recap: Crown Point Snags 14th Victory in Last 16 Games

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ Merrillville	19
04/11/25 vs Evansville North	15
05/12/25 vs Kankakee Valley	13
04/22/25 vs Michigan City	13
05/06/25 @ Portage	12

Crown Point barely beat La Porte the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Slicers on Wednesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Lexi Smith made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Crown Point got a massive performance out of Nevaeh Rangel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mia Witte, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.

Crown Point was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Porte only posted a batting average of .261.

Crown Point is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for La Porte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.

Looking ahead, Crown Point will venture away from home to take on Illiana Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for La Porte, they will challenge South Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Satellites' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Slicers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.