Softball Recap: Chipley Drops Highest Score of Season Against Malone

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

03/25/25 @ Malone	27
02/20/25 vs Sneads	17
03/11/25 vs Graceville	15
03/14/25 @ Vernon	11
03/06/25 @ Walton	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chipley). Everything went their way against Malone on Tuesday as Chipley made off with a 27-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Chipley, who have now won four games in a row.

Emily Mayo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenzlee Nelson, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Olivia Brown, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Chipley's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for Malone, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Coming up, Chipley will face off against Walton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chipley's pitchers better be ready for this one: Walton has averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Malone, they will take on Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vernon has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.13 runs per game on average), something Malone will no doubt try to take advantage of.