Softball Recap: Pearl City Wins Going Away Against Durand

Wolves

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 @ Guilford	23
05/16/25 @ Durand	15
03/21/25 vs Ashton-Franklin Center	15
04/19/25 @ West Carroll	14
03/26/25 @ Polo	13

Pearl City never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against the Durand Bulldogs as they made off with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Wolves have won 11 games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Mackenzie Lotz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Jorja Johnson was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Kendra Kuhlemeier was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run.

Pearl City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .581. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Pearl City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Durand, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.

Pearl City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durand, they will challenge Byron at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.