Softball Recap: Austin Beats West Blocton for Their Third Straight Win

Black Bears

Margin (Wins)

02/28/26 vs Columbia	17
02/28/26 vs Lauderdale County	16
02/28/26 @ Grissom	15
03/06/26 vs Brooks	14
03/05/26 @ Florence	13

Austin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the West Blocton Tigers 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Black Bears, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Arden Breedlove was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last 11 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Lamb, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Austin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They are 18-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Austin's win bumped their record up to 30-15. As for West Blocton, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11-2.

Austin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Blocton, they have already played their next matchup, a 5-0 defeat against Northside on the 25th.