Softball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Kearney Catholic's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Stars

Margin (Wins)

09/02/25 @ Lexington	17
09/30/25 @ Chase County	16
09/25/25 vs Lexington	16
09/16/25 vs Polk County	16
09/13/25 @ Lexington	15

Kearney Catholic won against Southern Valley/Alma on Tuesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Stars blew past Southern Valley/Alma 12-2. Considering the Stars have won 20 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Raegan Ruyle made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

In other batting news, Maya Rahmann and Kynlee Ruyle did most of the damage at the plate: Rahmann went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Kynlee went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Ashley Green, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Kearney Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Southern Valley/Alma, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-16.

Coming up, Kearney Catholic will host Polk County at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Southern Valley/Alma does not have any more games scheduled as of now.