Softball Recap: Silverton picks up ninth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 1:40pm

Softball Recap: Silverton Foxes vs. West Albany Bulldogs

Silverton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the West Albany Bulldogs as the Silverton Foxes made off with a 17-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Silverton who now have five in a row.

Mckenzee Petersen was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Petersen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.

In other batting news, Maddy Ehrens was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Paisley Rains was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.

Silverton pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for West Albany, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Silverton will face off against Corvallis at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Silverton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for West Albany, they will head out on the road to square off against South Albany at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

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