Softball Recap: West Branch Sets Scoring Season-High Against St. Joseph Academy

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Branch). Everything went their way against the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars on Saturday as they made off with a 14-4 win. Considering the Warriors have won three games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Ellie Tucker

Base on Balls Against

04/12/25 vs St. Joseph Academy	2
04/12/25 vs Archbishop Hoban	0
04/08/25 @ Minerva	1
04/03/25 @ Howland	2
04/01/25 vs Ursuline	1
+ 2 more games

Ellie Tucker made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Carly Loper was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Libbie Davis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

West Branch kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in three consecutive contests.

West Branch's record is now 6-2. As for St. Joseph Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.

Looking ahead, West Branch will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbiana at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Clippers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Warriors' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Joseph Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against Shaker Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Red Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something the Jaguars will no doubt try to take advantage of.