Softball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Laton's 11th in Last 14 Outings

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Kings Christian	18
03/26/25 vs Tranquillity	17
05/09/25 vs Wonderful College Prep Academy	14
04/30/25 vs Alpaugh	12
02/28/25 @ Coast Union	12

Laton's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Wonderful College Prep Academy Lions 16-2. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Jade Perez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. That home run was her first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Heffley, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Emmily Mares was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Laton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Laton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.4 runs over those games. As for Wonderful College Prep Academy, their defeat was their 24th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-13.

Looking ahead, Laton will face off against Alpaugh at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Wonderful College Prep Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.