Softball Recap: Episcopal School of Jacksonville Takes Down Bishop Snyder in a Playoff Battle

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 vs Providence School	11
04/14/25 @ Bartram Trail	11
03/28/25 @ Ponte Vedra	11
03/25/25 vs Andrew Jackson	11
03/21/25 vs Bolles	10

With a playoff win on the line, Episcopal School of Jacksonville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Bishop Snyder Cardinals 7-0. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.

Riley Valent made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Riley Applebee was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Amelia Oreair was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

The win was the fourth in a row for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, bringing their record up to 22-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Snyder, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.

Coming up, Episcopal School of Jacksonville will challenge Baldwin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. Bishop Snyder does not have any more games scheduled as of now.