Softball Recap: Leonardtown Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 vs Thomas Stone	22
04/04/25 @ McDonough	22
03/21/25 vs Great Mills	21
04/02/25 @ St. Charles	18
03/28/25 vs Lackey	18

There's no place like home for Leonardtown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let the Thomas Stone Cougars get on the board and left with a 22-0 win on Thursday. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 14 runs or more this season.

Ashley Watson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vanessa Brooks, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. Lindsay Hunter was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Leonardtown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .606. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Leonardtown's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Thomas Stone, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Leonardtown will square off against rival Patuxent at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Thomas Stone is set to challenge their familiar foe McDonough on Monday.