Softball Recap: Central Wise Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central Wise can now relate to. They came up short against the Richlands Blue Tornado on Tuesday, falling 8-2. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.

Kaelyn Dales

Batters Struck Out

06/02/26 vs Richlands	11
05/19/26 vs Lee	9
05/05/26 vs Abingdon	6
05/01/26 vs John Battle	8
04/21/26 vs Lee	11
04/13/26 vs Ridgeview	9

Kaelyn Dales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.

Central Wise's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Richlands, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-6.

As of now, neither Central Wise nor the Blue Tornado have any future games scheduled.