Softball Recap: Yazoo County Makes It 11 in a Row at Home

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Yazoo City	22
04/10/25 vs Edwards	16
04/01/25 @ Amanda Elzy	15
04/01/25 @ Amanda Elzy	15
03/18/25 vs Yazoo City	15

Yazoo County put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let the Edwards Tigers get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Anna Kiley Leal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.

In other batting news, Lilly Andrews was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Gardner, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Yazoo County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 19 consecutive games.

Yazoo County's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Edwards, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Yazoo County has already played their next contest, an 8-3 win against Morton on the 11th. As for Edwards, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-4 defeat against Humphreys County on the 12th.