Softball Recap: Bucktail Victorious

Bucktail's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They never let the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Bucks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Carrie Ditty was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ditty was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Bucktail got a massive performance out of Makenna Stone, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kendall Wagner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Bucks

On Base Percentage

03/27/25 vs Sugar Valley Rural	75.8%
03/24/25 vs Hughesville	39.4%
06/03/24 vs Old Forge	20.8%
05/23/24 vs Sullivan County	55.6%
05/14/24 @ Oswayo Valley	63.3%
+ 10 more games

Bucktail always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

The win got Bucktail back to even at 1-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bucktail is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Canton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sugar Valley Rural, they will head out to face off against Montgomery at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.