Softball Recap: Vanden picks up seventh straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 10:50pm

Softball Recap: Vanden Vikings vs. Wood Wildcats

Vanden stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Wood Wildcats onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vanden.

Isabella Cueva tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Maalia Cherry was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiah Silva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

On Wood's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madisyn Farnham, who went 1-for-2 with a double.

Vanden's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Wood, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Vanden will head out on the road to square off against Vacaville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wood, they will be playing at home against Armijo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wood is facing Armijo at the right time seeing as Armijo is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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