Softball Recap: Chopticon Takes Down Ranked Northern

Braves

Margin (Wins)

04/08/26 @ St. Charles	19
04/13/26 @ Thomas Stone	18
03/20/26 @ Great Mills	17
04/01/26 vs La Plata	10
04/22/26 vs Northern	9

Chopticon faced Northern in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Braves put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 10-1 win. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

The victory (which was Chopticon's sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Northern, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Chopticon is set to face off against their familiar foe La Plata at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Braves 1.5, the Warriors 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Northern will challenge rival North Point at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.