Softball Recap: Pine River Area Beats Lake City for Their 14th Straight Win

Bucks

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Mason County Central	21
05/16/25 vs Manton	18
04/11/25 @ Manistee	17
05/22/25 vs Lake City	16
05/16/25 vs Manton	16

Pine River Area came tearing into Thursday's contest with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lake City Trojans as they made off with an 18-2 win. The Bucks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Sadler Mumby made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Pine River Area got a massive performance out of Kylee Mumby, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Mumby has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Mary Nichols, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.

Pine River Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake City only posted an OBP of .364.

Pine River Area pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Lake City, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-19.

Coincidentally, Pine River Area and Lake City will both be playing Reed City the next time they take the field. The Bucks will host the Coyotes at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, while the Trojans will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.