Softball Recap: Southwestern's Winning Streak Snapped at 12 Games

Piasa Birds

Previous 5 Games

05/12/25 @ Carlinville	1-4
05/09/25 vs Greenville	7-1
05/07/25 vs Metro-East Lutheran	10-5
05/06/25 vs Pana	6-5
04/29/25 vs Gillespie	14-7

If Southwestern was feeling good fresh off their 7-1 takedown of Greenville on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Piasa Birds took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carlinville Cavaliers on Monday. The Piasa Birds' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Southwestern's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 14-4-1. As for Carlinville, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Coming up, Southwestern will welcome East Alton-Wood River at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carlinville has already played their next matchup (against Lincolnwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.