Softball Recap: Flour Bluff Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/17/25 @ King	20
02/11/25 vs Corpus Christi Moody	20
02/15/25 vs Southwest Legacy	19
03/03/25 @ Miller	17
02/04/25 @ Jones	16

Flour Bluff came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the King Mustangs as they made off with a 21-1 victory. Considering the Hornets have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Abigail Bippert made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in February. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).

In other batting news, Isabel Abitz was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with six RBI, one triple, and one run. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Addison Mayo, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Flour Bluff kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive contests.

Flour Bluff pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for King, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.

Flour Bluff will challenge Corpus Christi Moody at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for King, they will face off against Gregory-Portland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gregory-Portland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.