Softball Recap: Belvidere North Now 8-1 over Last Nine Games

Blue Thunder

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Rockford Auburn	19
04/28/25 @ Belvidere	16
04/08/25 vs Hampshire	15
05/05/25 vs Jefferson	13
04/03/25 @ Byron	13

Belvidere North's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Jefferson J-Hawks. The Blue Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Miley Dobbs, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Yakey, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Belvidere North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.

Coincidentally, Belvidere North and Jefferson will both be playing Guilford the next time they take the field. The Blue Thunder will head out to face the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the J-Hawks will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.