Softball Recap: Malvern Sets Scoring Season-High Against ESTEM

Leopards

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ ESTEM	24
04/08/25 @ Mills University Studies	21
03/10/25 @ Bismarck	16
04/01/25 vs Fountain Lake	15
03/13/25 vs Lake Hamilton	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Malvern). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the ESTEM Mets a 24-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Leopards, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Kendall Watson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Watson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Alexis Jenkins and Elena Bradford did most of the damage at the plate: Jenkins went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Bradford went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave Jenkins a new career-high. Reese Dedman was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Malvern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for ESTEM, they are on a 34-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Malvern will head out to challenge Fountain Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for ESTEM, they will venture away from home to face off against Parkview at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Patriots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.63 runs per game on average), something the Mets will no doubt try to take advantage of.