Softball Recap: 20 Straight Home Wins for University Prep

With a playoff win on the line, University Prep rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Durham Trojans 9-2. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Hailey Pebley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. Pebley was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Abigail Lewis and Madisyn Rubalcava did most of the damage at the plate: Lewis went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Rubalcava went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits Rubalcava has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Riley Villano, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Panthers

Previous Games (Home)

05/20/25 vs Durham	9-2
05/06/25 vs Lassen	3-2
05/02/25 vs Central Valley	7-1
04/24/25 vs Yreka	14-3
04/22/25 vs Anderson	16-1
+ 15 more games

University Prep pushed their record up to 16-10-2 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8-1.

As of now, neither University Prep nor the Trojans have any future games scheduled.