Softball Recap: Elmwood Wins Going Away Against Mccomb

Royals

Margin (Wins)

04/18/25 @ Pandora-Gilboa	21
04/09/25 vs Vanlue	13
04/28/25 @ McComb	12
03/22/25 @ Buckeye Trail	12
04/21/25 vs Liberty-Benton	10

Elmwood had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt McComb on Monday. The Royals were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Panthers. Considering the Royals have won six matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Addi Hoffman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run was her first of the season.

In other batting news, Libbie Tyson was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Dakota Rader-King was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Elmwood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for McComb, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.

Coming up, Elmwood will take on Riverdale at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for McComb, they will challenge Patrick Henry at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.