Softball Recap: Rio Hondo Prep Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Kares

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs Maranatha	17
03/19/25 @ Westridge	13
04/17/25 vs Westridge	10
02/25/25 vs Bellflower	10
02/18/25 vs St. Genevieve	10

Rio Hondo Prep waltzed into their match on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Mayfield Cubs with a sharp 13-7 victory. The Kares might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.

ALLIE SCOTT made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, JANNA TAFLINGER was incredible, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. TARA RILEY was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Rio Hondo Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mayfield only posted a batting average of .231.

Rio Hondo Prep's record is now 16-4. As for Mayfield, they now have a losing record of 9-10-2.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Rio Hondo Prep will challenge rival Providence at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Kares are on a five-game streak of home wins, the Pioneers a four-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. Meanwhile, Mayfield is set to square off against their familiar foe Westridge at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.