Softball Recap: Burney Drops Season-High Score on Fall River

Raiders

Team Score (Highest)

04/29/25 vs Fall River	21
04/11/25 @ Redding Christian	14
03/18/25 @ Weed	14
03/08/25 vs Portola	14
04/22/25 vs CORE Butte	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burney). They were the clear victors by a 21-3 margin over the Fall River Bulldogs on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Raiders sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Mia Perez and Alexis Witzel made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Perez pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Witzel tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. At bat, Perez went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base, while Witzel got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Witzel a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalia Maldonado, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Emily Aubuchon was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Burney was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fall River only posted a batting average of .300.

Burney's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fall River, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burney will face off against CORE Butte at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders are facing the Lynx at the right time seeing as the Lynx are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fall River, they will challenge Etna at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.