Softball Recap: Maxwell wins going away against CORE Butte

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2024, 8:16am

Softball Recap: Maxwell Panthers vs. CORE Butte Lynx

Maxwell can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against the CORE Butte Lynx as the Maxwell Panthers made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Maxwell who now have four in a row.

The team relied heavily on Shelby Dunlap, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 14 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Barrett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Maxwell has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season. As for CORE Butte, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maxwell will take on Biggs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Biggs will roll in looking for their 21st straight win, something Maxwell surely won't give up without a fight. As for CORE Butte, they will head out on the road to challenge Los Molinos at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Los Molinos is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.

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