Softball Recap: Cedar Ridge Beats Williams for Their Eighth Straight Win

Fighting Red Wolves

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Williams	18
03/28/25 vs Williams	15
02/26/25 @ Chapel Hill	15
03/14/25 vs Southern Alamance	13
03/11/25 @ Person	13

Cedar Ridge waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Williams Bulldogs with a sharp 18-0 victory. Considering the Fighting Red Wolves have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Mia Best made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Cedar Ridge got a massive performance out of Qiaura Rogers, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two hits gave Rogers a new career-high. Raegan Remaly was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Cedar Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Williams only posted an OBP of .167.

Cedar Ridge's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Williams, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.

Cedar Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Western Alamance on the 23rd. As for Williams, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 20-11 loss against Trinity on the 23rd.