Softball Recap: Willcox Extends Winning Streak to Four

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Previous 4 Games

04/18/25 vs Desert Christian	21-0
04/16/25 @ Desert Christian	22-8
04/14/25 vs Valley Union	14-2
04/11/25 vs Santa Rita	23-0

Willcox came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Desert Christian Eagles a 21-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 22-8 on Wednesday.

Alyssa Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, Willcox got a massive performance out of Karlie St Clair, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. St Clair has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nataly Thompson, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Willcox was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .656. They are 16-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Willcox's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.

Coming up, Willcox will square off against Bisbee at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Desert Christian, they will take on Safford at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.