Softball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Buckhorn's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

By Team Reports Apr 7, 2025, 4:38pm

Softball Recap: Buckhorn Bucks vs. Scottsboro Wildcats

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There's no place like home for Buckhorn, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Scottsboro Wildcats on Monday as they made off with a 13-3 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 12-2 back in March.

Buckhorn got a great performance from Chloe Helton as she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.

Milliegh Kate Byrd

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/07/25 vs Scottsboro4
03/24/25 @ Madison County3
03/20/25 @ Mae Jemison3
02/28/25 @ Bob Jones3
02/28/25 vs Central3

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Milliegh Kate Byrd, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Katie Hastings was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.

Buckhorn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-11-1 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.2 runs. As for Scottsboro, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-9.

Looking ahead, Buckhorn will head out to challenge Ardmore at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Scottsboro, they will welcome Fairview at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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