Softball Recap: Hough Picks Up Ninth Straight Win on the Road

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs West Mecklenburg	19
03/13/25 @ Chambers	18
03/27/25 vs Harding University	16
03/27/25 vs Harding University	16
03/20/25 @ West Charlotte	16

Hough's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hopewell Titans a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won nine matches by 11 runs or more so far this season.

Payton Elwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reese Lavey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February. Maylee Stroupe was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Hough kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.6.

Hough pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Hopewell, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hough is set to face off against their familiar foe North Mecklenburg at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hopewell will take on rival Mallard Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.