Softball Recap: Wicksburg Beats Madison Academy for Their 12th Straight Win

By Team Reports May 15, 2025, 8:08am

Softball Recap: Wicksburg Panthers vs. Madison Academy Mustangs

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 vs Northside Methodist Academy28
03/04/25 @ Northside Methodist Academy26
05/05/25 vs Southside22
03/20/25 @ Slocomb21
04/28/25 vs Providence Christian15

With a playoff win on the line, Wicksburg rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Madison Academy Mustangs a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won 31 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Dahlia Ganz, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last six contests. Another player making a difference was Sarah Turvin, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

The win was the 12th in a row for Wicksburg, bringing their record up to 47-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Madison Academy, they moved to 32-6 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.

Wicksburg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Saint James on the 13th. As for Madison Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 8-1 loss against Mobile Christian on the 13th.

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