Softball Recap: Glencoe Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Mcminnville

Glencoe faced McMinnville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Crimson Tide walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Grizzlies. Ten seems to be a good number for the Crimson Tide as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Allison Glaze

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/23/25 @ McMinnville	3
04/14/25 @ Sunset	2
04/11/25 vs Westview	2
03/24/25 vs McNary	2
05/01/24 vs Century	2

Allison Glaze was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Irene Vandyke was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Glencoe lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Glencoe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for McMinnville, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 12-3 record.

Coming up, Glencoe will welcome Sherwood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Crimson Tide have won six straight at home, while the Bowmen won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for McMinnville, they will take on Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.38 runs per game on average), something the Grizzlies will no doubt try to take advantage of.