Softball Recap: Kirbyville Drops Highest Score of Season Against Warren

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

03/11/25 vs Warren	22
02/10/25 vs Kelly Catholic	16
02/26/25 vs Anahuac	14
02/17/25 vs Woodville	14
02/15/25 @ Deweyville	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kirbyville). Everything went their way against the Warren Warriors on Tuesday as the Kirbyville Wildcats made off with a 22-0 win. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Jacie Roden was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emilee Denz, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Sydney Wheeler was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.

Kirbyville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.

Kirbyville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Warren's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Kirbyville Wildcats take on Buna Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Kirbyville is facing Buna at the right time seeing as Buna is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Warren, they will welcome Orangefield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Warren has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.