Softball Recap: South Bison vs. East Thunderbirds
South is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 29-0 to the East Thunderbirds on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South of the 15-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For East's part, Lilly Vallejo made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Vallejo was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, East got a massive performance out of Aleah Brooks, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, five runs, and three RBI. Mariah Bledsoe was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with seven RBI, four runs, and a double.
South's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for East, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
South will take on Thunder Basin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East, they will head out on the road to square off against Wheatland at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
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