Softball Recap: Saks Snaps Six-Game Streak of Losses at Home

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2025, 6:21am

Softball Recap: Saks Wildcats vs. Wadley Bulldogs

While Saks's win against Wadley wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 7-6 on Tuesday. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 12-1 win back in March.

Raina Zackary

Hits (Career)

04/15/25 vs Wadley4
04/14/25 @ Gaston3
04/09/25 @ Wellborn3
03/26/25 @ Wadley2
03/21/25 vs Randolph County2

Raina Zackary made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrianna Stevens, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Carol Kidd, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Saks kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wadley only managed three hits.

Saks' victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14. As for Wadley, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9.

Coming up, Saks will head out to challenge Anniston at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wadley, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Fayetteville at 4:00 p.m. The Bulldogs are facing the Wolves at the right time seeing as the Wolves are stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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