Softball Recap: Keystone Oaks Has No Trouble Against Steel Valley

Golden Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs East Allegheny	17
03/10/25 @ Carlynton	12
03/25/25 vs Brentwood	11
04/01/25 vs Quaker Valley	7
04/24/25 vs Steel Valley	6

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Charleroi, Keystone Oaks was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Steel Valley Ironmen with a sharp 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Kennadi Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Kylie Stahl and Kailyn Brannon did most of the damage at the plate: Stahl went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Brannon went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI. That's the most RBI Brannon has posted since back in March.

With the win, Keystone Oaks broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-8. As for Steel Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Keystone Oaks will head out to challenge East Allegheny at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Golden Eagles are facing the Wild Cats at the right time seeing as the Wild Cats are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Steel Valley, they will face off against McGuffey at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.