Softball Recap: Booneville Beats Ripley for Their Seventh Straight Win

Blue Devils

Previous Games

03/28/25 vs Ripley	6-5
03/25/25 vs Myrtle	7-0
03/22/25 vs New Site	17-0
03/22/25 vs Thrasher	10-0
03/22/25 vs Wheeler	2-1
+ 2 more games

Booneville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Ripley Tigers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 16-4 back in February.

Booneville's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Ripley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.

Booneville will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Belmont at 5:00 p.m. on April 8. As for Ripley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Myrtle at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Ripley's pitchers better be ready for this one: Myrtle has averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.