Softball Recap: Buckhorn Has No Trouble Against Mae Jemison

Bucks

Margin (Wins)

02/22/25 @ Decatur	22
03/20/25 @ Mae Jemison	18
03/18/25 vs Columbia	16
03/11/25 vs Gallatin	16
02/27/25 vs Mae Jemison	15

Buckhorn never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Mae Jemison Jaguars with a sharp 18-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bucks, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Chloe Helton looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in February.

At the plate, Andre-Ana Davis was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Milliegh Kate Byrd, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Buckhorn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Buckhorn and bumps their season record up to 9-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mae Jemison, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Coming up, Buckhorn will square off against Madison County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Buckhorn will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Mae Jemison, they will challenge Decatur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Mae Jemison has given up an average of 10.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.