Softball Recap: South Lyon East's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ Kettering	17
04/16/25 @ Kettering	17
05/01/25 vs Mott	15
05/01/25 vs Mott	15
04/28/25 vs Brighton	7

South Lyon East came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They didn't even let the Mott Corsairs on the board, marking their second-straight 15-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won six games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Chloe McPherson (2027) was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, South Lyon East got a massive performance out of Madeleine Becker (2026), who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Becker (2026) a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Angel Ankawi (2025), who went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

South Lyon East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .682. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

South Lyon East's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mott, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-13.

South Lyon East and Mott could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 197th) will meet Northville (ranked 21st) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Mott will challenge Walled Lake Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (422 vs. 128).