Softball Recap: Lauralton Hall Drops Highest Score of Season Against Wilbur Cross

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2025, 3:35pm

Softball Recap: Lauralton Hall Crusaders vs. Wilbur Cross Governors

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lauralton Hall). They put the hurt on the Wilbur Cross Governors with a sharp 20-7 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their two-run performance the game before.

Alexa Blitzer was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. That hit was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Erynn Willey, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

Crusaders

On Base Percentage

04/28/25 @ Wilbur Cross65.9%
04/24/25 vs Lyman Hall23.8%
04/23/25 vs Hand11.8%
04/21/25 @ Cheshire16.7%
04/16/25 vs Foran16.7%
+ 12 more games

Lauralton Hall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Lauralton Hall's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Wilbur Cross, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, Lauralton Hall will square off against Law at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Wilbur Cross, they will venture away from home to challenge Shelton at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Gaels' pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so the Governors' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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