Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Antioch

Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Hunters Lane	18
03/25/25 @ Cane Ridge	15
04/09/25 vs Glencliff	14
03/26/25 vs Whites Creek	13
03/19/25 @ Whites Creek	12

Antioch waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the University School of Nashville Tigers with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by nine runs or more this season.

Maliyah Perry was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Kendricks, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Antioch always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University School of Nashville only posted an OBP of .364.

Antioch's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for University School of Nashville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Coming up, Antioch will venture away from home to square off against McGavock at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for University School of Nashville, they will welcome Stratford at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.2 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.