Softball Recap: Lightridge Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Bolts

Previous Games

04/10/25 vs John Champe	12-1
04/08/25 @ Loudoun County	6-2
04/03/25 vs Loudoun Valley	4-2
04/01/25 @ Woodgrove	4-3
03/28/25 @ Paul VI	4-3
+ 3 more games

Lightridge put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the John Champe Knights. Considering the Bolts have won three matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Karissa Bowes tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Lightridge got a big performance out of Larissa Azurin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Azurin has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmi Harris, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Lightridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.

Lightridge pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for John Champe, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lightridge will host Midlothian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bolts 1.5, the Trojans 1.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for John Champe, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rock Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on the 22nd. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Phoenix have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.