Softball Recap: Londonderry Extends Winning Streak to 18

Lancers

Previous Games

05/20/25 vs Pinkerton	6-0
05/19/25 vs Alvirne	14-2
05/14/25 vs Dover	3-0
05/13/25 vs Manchester Central	11-0
05/12/25 @ Exeter	10-0
+ 13 more games

Londonderry strolled into their game on Tuesday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. They never let the Pinkerton Astros get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering the Lancers have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Elizabeth Kearney made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abby Austen, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Chambers, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run.

Londonderry's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pinkerton, they moved to 11-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Londonderry is set to challenge their familiar foe Concord at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Pinkerton will face off against rival Dover at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.