Softball Recap: Wesson Now 8-1 over Last Nine Games

Cobras

Margin (Wins)

02/28/25 @ Bogue Chitto	18
03/20/25 @ South Pike	16
03/18/25 vs South Pike	13
03/25/25 @ Franklin County	11
03/21/25 vs Lawrence County	10

While Wesson put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Franklin County. Wesson put the hurt on Franklin County with a sharp 11-0 win. Considering the Cobras have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Maddie Sanders made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Preslee Newman was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kenslie Carter, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Wesson hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.

Wesson is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. Franklin County now has a losing record of 5-6-1.

Looking ahead, Wesson will square off against Pisgah at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Franklin County, they will head out to take on South Pike at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin County is facing South Pike at the right time seeing as South Pike is stuck on a three-game losing streak.