Softball Recap: Black River's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

04/22/25 vs Brookside	14-3
04/18/25 vs Columbia	10-3
04/17/25 @ Wellington	10-4
04/16/25 vs Firelands	6-5
04/15/25 vs Clearview	15-1

Black River extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 9-5 in the process. They blew past the Brookside Cardinals 14-3. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Abbey Kiser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Mia Rosales was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Peyton Stewart also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Black River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brookside only posted an OBP of .360.

As for Brookside, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

On Brookside's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Markie-Ann Aliff, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Leann Clark was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Black River will head out to take on Oberlin at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Phoenix have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Brookside, they will head out on the road to square off against Keystone at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cardinals will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least ten runs in their last five contests.