Softball Recap: Kalamazoo Christian Beats Hackett Catholic Prep for Their Third Straight Win

Comets

Previous 3 Games

04/16/25 vs Hackett Catholic Prep	16-1
04/11/25 @ Lawton	19-0
04/11/25 @ Lawton	17-5

Kalamazoo Christian strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against the Hackett Catholic Prep Fighting Irish as they made off with a 16-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Comets also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.

Carien Ybema made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ybema was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Kalamazoo Christian got a massive performance out of Allison Howes, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Madalyn Vlietstra was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Kalamazoo Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .483 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Kalamazoo Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Hackett Catholic Prep, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Kalamazoo Christian beat the Fighting Irish by a score of 13-1 later that day.