Softball Recap: Eastern Takes Down Ranked Bryan Station

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/26/26 @ Western Hills	17
04/20/26 vs John Hardin	15
04/01/26 @ Sacred Heart	15
03/19/26 vs Pleasure Ridge Park	11
04/22/26 vs Bethlehem	10

Eastern faced Bryan Station in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Eagles were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Defenders. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 16 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Ava Newell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Eastern got a massive performance out of Edie Kretzer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Kretzer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin McGregor, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Eastern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bryan Station only posted an OBP of .286.

Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Bryan Station, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-6.

Coming up, Eastern will square off against North Oldham at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bryan Station, they will face off against Anderson County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.