Softball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Langley's Tenth in Last 11 Outings

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Langley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Oakton Cougars a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Saxons, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.

Norah Jacques

Batters Struck Out

05/27/25 @ Oakton	10
05/20/25 vs Yorktown	12
05/15/25 vs Washington-Liberty	14
05/12/25 @ Wakefield	19
05/07/25 vs Washington-Liberty	15
+ 17 more games

Norah Jacques made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 22 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Jacques wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caitlin Hohenthaner, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Another was Mina Britt, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Langley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matches.

Langley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Oakton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-9.

Coming up, Langley will head out to take on McLean at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Saxons 2, the Highlanders 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Oakton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.