Softball Recap: London Has No Trouble 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

London won the last time they faced Bellefontaine and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Red Raiders were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Chieftains. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.

Sophie Alt made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gwyn Wieber, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lylli Ball, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

London was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellefontaine only posted a batting average of .222.

London's victory bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Bellefontaine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.

Coming up, London will be playing at home against Graham Local at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.67 runs per game on average), something the Red Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bellefontaine, they are taking a road trip to face off against Shawnee at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Braves' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Chieftains' hitters will have their work cut out for them.