Softball Recap: Purdy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Blue Eye

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Purdy). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Eye Bulldogs a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Purdy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Blue Eye, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Purdy has already played their next contest (against Galena), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Blue Eye, they will head out to square off against Hurley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season.