Softball Recap: Eagleton College & Career Academy Wins Going Away Against Oneida

Royals

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Gatlinburg-Pittman	16
04/14/25 vs Pigeon Forge	15
04/07/25 @ Austin-East	15
03/18/25 @ Pigeon Forge	15
04/08/25 @ Oneida	13

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oliver Springs, Eagleton College & Career Academy was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They blew past the Oneida Indians 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won nine matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Karli Brabson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, one triple, and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Eagleton College & Career Academy got a big performance out of Kyla Long, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, Long posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Murrell, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Eagleton College & Career Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oneida only posted a batting average of .238.

Eagleton College & Career Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-11-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Oneida, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eagleton College & Career Academy will take on Gatlinburg-Pittman at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Highlanders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.67 runs per game on average), something the Royals will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Oneida, they will challenge Coalfield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians will need to watch out since the Yellow Jackets have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.