Softball Recap: Normal West Has No Trouble Against Peoria

After only two runs in their last match, Normal West made sure to put some runs up on the board against Peoria on Tuesday. The Wildcats blew past the Lions 20-1. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won nine in a row.

Hope Ferrill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Ferrill was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

Ciera Beyers

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/13/25 @ Peoria	3
05/08/25 vs Heyworth	2
04/17/25 vs Danville	2
05/10/25 @ Canton	1
04/26/25 @ Richwoods	1

In other batting news, Ciera Beyers and Olivia Kobel did most of the damage at the plate: Beyers got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and one run, while Kobel went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave Beyers a new career-high. Hannah Cunningham also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.

Normal West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .895. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Normal West's win bumped their record up to 10-16. As for Peoria, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Looking ahead, Normal West will square off against Urbana at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Peoria, they will face off against Normal Community at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Ironmen have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.