Softball Recap: Northwest Extends Winning Streak to Three

Grizzlies

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 vs Southeast	17
04/22/25 vs Southeast	16
04/15/25 vs Heights	15
04/29/25 vs East	12
04/29/25 vs East	10

Northwest extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 10-9 in the process. They put the hurt on the North RedHawks with a sharp 10-2 victory. Considering the Grizzlies have won eight contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lilly Hoffman made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

In other batting news, Tharon Thomas was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI. Those three doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kam Stubbs, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Northwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

As for North, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On North's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ana Amador, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Northwest beat the RedHawks by a score of 16-2 later that day.