Softball Recap: Salt Fork Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Storm

Previous Games

05/02/25 @ Westville	4-3
04/30/25 @ Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin	9-7
04/25/25 vs Oakwood	5-2
04/23/25 @ Chrisman	13-0
04/17/25 @ Watseka	8-4
+ 4 more games

Salt Fork extended their winning streak to nine on Friday, bumping their season record up to 18-3 in the process. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Westville Tigers. This was payback for the Storm, who suffered an 11-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.

As for Westville, the loss snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 22-3 record. The matchup marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

For Westville's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layla Atwood, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Lani Gondzur was another, going 2-for-3 with one run.

Salt Fork and Westville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Storm (ranked 123rd) will meet Georgetown-Ridge Farm (ranked 535th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Salt Fork's favor as the team sits on 14 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while the Buffaloes have been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road. Meanwhile, Westville will take on Clifton Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (88 vs. 274).