Softball Recap: Mt. Zion Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

Braves

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Maroa-Forsyth	12
04/12/25 @ Taylorville	10
04/12/25 @ Taylorville	10
04/01/25 vs Teutopolis	10
04/11/25 vs Athens	9

15 must be Mt. Zion's lucky number: they beat Taylorville with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Braves beat the Tornadoes by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-5. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Ella Fink was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Fink was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Mt. Zion let Ana Kanemaru and Chloe Williams run wild. Kanemaru scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Williams scored three runs while going 4-for-4. That's the most hits Williams has posted since back in April of 2024. Avelyn Ethell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

Mt. Zion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in seven consecutive matches.

Mt. Zion pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7 runs. As for Taylorville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.

Mt. Zion didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-6 defeat against Beecher on the 14th. As for Taylorville, they have also already played their next contest, a 5-3 loss against Warrensburg-Latham on the 14th.