Softball Recap: Deer Valley Beats Estrella Foothills for Their Fourth Straight Win

Deer Valley came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Estrella Foothills Wolves an 18-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Skyhawks also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.

Adyson Ordway

Batters Struck Out

03/31/25 @ Estrella Foothills	12
03/28/25 vs Thunderbird	15
03/27/25 @ Westview	6
03/25/25 vs Westview	7
03/21/25 vs Heritage Academy	13
+ 6 more games

Adyson Ordway made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Deer Valley got a massive performance out of Avyanah Seely, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs Seely has posted since back in March of 2024. Samantha Romero also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Deer Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Estrella Foothills only posted an OBP of .118.

Deer Valley's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Estrella Foothills, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-14.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Deer Valley beat the Wolves by a score of 15-0 on Wednesday.