Softball Recap: Bunker Hill Sets Scoring Season-High Against Newton-Conover

Bears

Team Score (Highest)

04/14/25 @ Newton-Conover	18
03/21/25 vs Newton-Conover	11
03/11/25 @ West Lincoln	11
03/04/25 vs Lincolnton	11
03/14/25 vs East Burke	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bunker Hill). Everything went their way against the Newton-Conover Red Devils on Monday as they made off with an 18-0 victory. With that win, the Bears brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Kylie Killian and Serena Thurman made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Killian tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Thurman tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Killian scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Thurman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs Thurman has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Kyra Ryhal was a standout: she scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Anna Sigmon, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Bunker Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Bunker Hill is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Newton-Conover, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.

Coming up, Bunker Hill will host Bandys at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Trojans will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something the Bears surely won't give up without a fight. As for Newton-Conover, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Maiden at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.