Softball Recap: Ider Beats Fyffe for Their Fifth Straight Win

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

03/13/25 vs Fyffe	11-1
03/11/25 @ Woodville	18-0
03/10/25 vs Section	12-2
03/08/25 vs Asbury	15-0
03/08/25 vs Albertville	8-7

Ider entered their tilt with Fyffe on Thursday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Fyffe Red Devils. This was payback for the Hornets, who suffered a 7-4 loss the last time these two teams met.

Miklyn Troxtel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makinley Traylor, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Lillie Weldon also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.

Ider pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Fyffe, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ider will host Crossville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Fyffe, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Geraldine at 4:30 p.m. Fyffe has given up an average of 11.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.