Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Oakwood

Oakwood entered their tilt with Watseka on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Warriors 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Caydence Vermillion made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Vermillion was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March.

In other batting news, Oakwood got a massive performance out of Lainee Smith, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Smith continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Bradford, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Oakwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Oakwood's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Watseka, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Coming up, Oakwood will host Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Comets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Watseka, they will head out on the road to face off against Illinois Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.