Softball Recap: Boone Grove Sets Scoring Season-High Against Tri-Township

Wolves

Team Score (Highest)

05/09/25 vs Tri-Township	13
04/28/25 vs Morgan Township	12
04/26/25 vs Griffith	12
05/02/25 @ Washington Township	11
04/21/25 @ Westville	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boone Grove). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tri-Township Tigers a 13-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Amanda Powell was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Mercedes Szakacs and Maria Otero did most of the damage at the plate: Szakacs went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Otero went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Otero has posted since back in April of 2024. Grace Minder was another key player, earning two runs and two stolen bases.

Boone Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Boone Grove's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-Township, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.

Boone Grove and Tri-Township could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Wolves (ranked 97th) will meet New Prairie (ranked 29th) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Tri-Township will square off against Rensselaer Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (349 vs. 160).