Softball Recap: Vigor's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Vigor won the last time they faced Murphy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wolves put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 20-10 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won three games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Kennedy Bendolph

Hits (Career)

04/15/25 @ Murphy	5
03/25/25 vs Chickasaw	4
04/10/25 vs Rain	3
04/08/25 vs LeFlore	3
03/28/25 @ Citronelle	2

Kennedy Bendolph and Jemonica Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Bendolph scored three runs while going 5-for-4, while Miller scored three runs and stole ten bases while going 2-for-5. Those five hits gave Bendolph a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamera McCastle, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.

They weren't the only one making solid contact: Vigor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.2.

Vigor's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7. As for Murphy, they moved to 6-5 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Vigor will challenge Blount at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Murphy has already played their next contest (against Rain), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.