South Bend Riley waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Valparaiso Vikings with a sharp 24-7 win. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.
KAELYNN HOWELL
| 04/04/25 @ Valparaiso | 5 |
| 04/10/24 @ South Bend Washington | 4 |
| 03/27/24 @ West Noble | 4 |
| 04/09/24 vs Goshen | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ Northridge | 2 |
KAELYNN HOWELL and ELLIANA GONZALES made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, HOWELL struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, GONZALES didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, HOWELL fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 5-for-6, while GONZALES got on base in three of her six plate appearances with three RBI. Those five RBI gave HOWELL a new career-high.
In other batting news, RACHEL HUNT was a standout: she went 2-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. LEXINGTON JENKINS was another key player, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with four RBI and two runs.
South Bend Riley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valparaiso only posted an OBP of .361.
South Bend Riley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Valparaiso, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
South Bend Riley has already played their next contest (against Penn), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Valparaiso, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 10-0 loss against Crown Point on the 8th.
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