Softball Recap: Pisgah Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs North Henderson	24
03/28/25 @ East Henderson	21
03/21/25 vs Smoky Mountain	15
03/04/25 vs Hayesville	15
04/02/25 @ Owen	11

Pisgah had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Owen Warhorses with a sharp 12-1 victory. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Sadie Messer tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February.

At the plate, Pisgah got a massive performance out of Lilly Inman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Inman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mack Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.

Pisgah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Owen only posted a batting average of .118.

Pisgah's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Owen, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pisgah will welcome Franklin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Bears have won three straight at home, while the Panthers won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Owen, they will host Draughn at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warhorses' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 12.8 runs per game this season.