Softball Recap: Ridge Point Drops Season-High Score on Fort Bend Elkins

Panthers

Team Score (Highest)

02/25/25 vs Fort Bend Elkins	17
02/14/25 vs Brewer	14
02/17/25 @ Randle	12
02/13/25 vs Bay City	12
02/13/25 @ Sherman	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridge Point). Everything went their way against the Fort Bend Elkins Knights on Tuesday as the Ridge Point Panthers made off with a 17-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won five in a row.

Sadie Dasher looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, she gave up only two walks, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maliyah Lewis, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and one triple while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alysa Perez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Ridge Point lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bend Elkins didn't launched any home runs.

Ridge Point's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers take on the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridge Point's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Fort Bend Travis' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they will be playing at home against Fort Bend Austin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.