Softball Recap: Washington Takes Down Bloomington in a Playoff Battle

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/18/25 vs Geneseo	18
05/23/25 vs Galesburg	16
05/10/25 vs Galesburg	16
04/23/25 vs Streator	15
04/01/25 vs Williamsville	12

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Washington had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bloomington Purple Raiders a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 19 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

The victory (which was Washington's 17th in a row) raised their record to 31-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Bloomington, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.

As of now, neither Washington nor the Purple Raiders have any future games scheduled.