Softball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Wood River's Sixth in Last Seven Outings

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Minico	17
05/01/25 vs Minico	11
04/17/25 @ Minico	11
04/22/25 vs Mountain Home	10
04/22/25 vs Mountain Home	10

Wood River never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past the Minico Spartans 11-0. Considering the Wolverines have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Paityn Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Emmalese Nilsen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Marlee McLean was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Wood River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 15 consecutive contests.

Wood River is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Minico, they dropped their record down to 4-19 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Wood River will face off against Burley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Wolverines surely won't give up without a fight. Minico does not have any more games scheduled as of now.