Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Enfield

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/21/25 @ East Hartford	17
05/07/25 vs South Windsor	16
05/15/25 @ East Catholic	14
05/27/25 vs Avon	12
05/14/25 vs Manchester	12

Enfield came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Avon Falcons as they made off with a 13-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Payten Stebbins made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Emily Lyver was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Hailey Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Enfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.

Enfield pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Avon, they moved to 15-6-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Enfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Avon, they will head out on the road to take on Canton at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.