Softball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Anna-Jonesboro's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/24/25 @ Meridian	22
03/26/25 @ Scott City	21
03/17/25 vs Egyptian	20
03/25/25 @ Vienna	19
04/14/25 @ DuQuoin	16

Anna-Jonesboro won the last time they faced DuQuoin and things went their way on Monday too. The Wildcats were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Indians. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 20 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Ruby Yates made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 18 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayci Needling, who fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Ariana Turner, who went 2-for-4 with one home run.

Anna-Jonesboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in nine consecutive games.

Anna-Jonesboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for DuQuoin, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-17.

Anna-Jonesboro wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 17-2 victory against Benton on the 7th. As for DuQuoin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-1 loss against Red Bud on the 7th.