Softball Recap: Abernathy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Olton

Antelopes

Team Score (Highest)

03/17/25 vs Olton	25
02/21/25 @ Idalou	23
02/27/25 @ Petersburg	16
02/25/25 @ Petersburg	15
03/01/25 vs Lockney	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Abernathy). They never let the Olton Mustangs get on the board and left with a 25-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Antelopes have won six games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Lily Adames made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in February. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs.

In other batting news, Rylie Rexrode was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Natalie Romo was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Abernathy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Abernathy's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Olton, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Abernathy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Olton: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.