Softball Recap: Lanesville Has No Trouble Against Clarksville

Lanesville had lost three games at home, but after bumping their record up to 8-14 on Monday that streak is in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Clarksville Generals with a sharp 10-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.

Makenna Mills was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Those 17 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Brooklyn Albers

Hits (Career)

05/19/25 vs Clarksville	4
05/09/25 @ Scottsburg	3
05/12/25 @ Eastern	2
04/28/25 vs New Washington	2
04/17/25 @ South Central	2

In other batting news, Brooklyn Albers and Madelyn Magner did most of the damage at the plate: Albers fired off four doubles, three runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-4, while Magner went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave Albers a new career-high. Josie Freiberger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.

Lanesville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.

As for Clarksville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Clarksville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Watts, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one stolen base. Another was Bailey Senior, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lanesville will challenge Salem at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clarksville, they will take on Crawford County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.