Softball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Fenton's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Kearsley	17
05/01/25 @ Holly	15
04/21/25 @ Kearsley	14
04/17/25 vs Swartz Creek	14
04/24/25 vs Flushing	13

Fenton won the last time they faced Holly and things went their way on Thursday too. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bronchos with a sharp 17-2 victory. Considering the Tigers have won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Abby Golen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Golen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted over her last ten contests.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ally Turkowski, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Marlee Topij, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Fenton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Fenton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.4 runs. As for Holly, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-9.

Looking ahead, Fenton will take on Flushing at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers are facing the Raiders at the right time seeing as the Raiders are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Holly, they will be playing at home against Swartz Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.