Softball Recap: Liberty-Benton Extends Road Winning Streak to Six

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/29/25 @ Ottawa-Glandorf	12
03/29/25 @ Ottawa-Glandorf	10
04/10/25 @ Carey	9
03/31/25 vs Bath	9

Liberty-Benton won against Arcadia last Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Eagles blew past the Carey Blue Devils 10-1. Considering the Eagles have won four matchups by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Reagan Knapke made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Liberty-Benton got a massive performance out of Hayden Gillig, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Kylie Steinman was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.

Liberty-Benton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in four consecutive games.

Liberty-Benton pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Carey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberty-Benton will face off against Vanlue at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Carey, they will take on Mohawk at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.