Softball Recap: Woodward Academy Wins Going Away Against Holy Innocents Episcopal

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 9:33am

Softball Recap: Woodward Academy War Eagles vs. Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears

Woodward Academy won against Arabia Mountain last Tuesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Everything went the Woodward Academy War Eagles' way against the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears as the Woodward Academy War Eagles made off with a 13-3 win. The War Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Woodward Academy got a massive performance out of Taylor Dixon, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Weeks, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodward Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 30.8% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 57.6%.

Woodward Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-11 record.

Woodward Academy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lakeside at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodward Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they will take on Washington at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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