Softball Recap: Box Elder Extends Winning Streak to Five

Bees

Previous 5 Games

03/16/26 @ Grantsville	5-2
03/12/26 vs Bonneville	15-0
03/11/26 vs Sky View	7-1
03/10/26 vs Bountiful	13-0
03/06/26 vs Ridgeline	10-1

Box Elder extended their winning streak to five on Monday, bumping them up to 5-0. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Grantsville Cowboys. The five-run effort marked the Bees' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Kennadie Blackmer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2025. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Blackmer is crushing it when it comes to home runs: she's launched at least one every time she's taken the field this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kailee Hall, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Quincey LIsh was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Box Elder was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

As for Grantsville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Grantsville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eden Ressel, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Box Elder will welcome Roy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.6 runs per game on average), something the Bees will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Grantsville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Morgan at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cowboys are facing the Trojans at the right time seeing as the Trojans are stuck on a four-game losing streak.