Softball Recap: Carterville Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Carterville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the North Boone Vikings by a score of 5-1. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.

Caidence Phillips

Batters Struck Out

06/06/25 vs North Boone	7
06/02/25 vs Newton	14
05/31/25 vs Anna-Jonesboro	9
05/28/25 vs Red Bud	13
05/23/25 vs Carmi-White County	13
+ 20 more games

Caidence Phillips spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 25 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Carterville's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taryn Ford, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Ford has posted since back in April. Kendall McCalla was another, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

The win (which was Carterville's seventh in a row) raised their record to 29-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for North Boone, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 27-7 record.

Carterville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-2 defeat against Beecher on the 7th. As for North Boone, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 win against Auburn on the 7th.