Softball Recap: Biggs Has No Trouble Against Hoopa Valley

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 vs Burney	11
03/11/25 vs CORE Butte	10
03/21/25 vs Fall River	8
03/21/25 vs Chester	8
03/28/25 vs Hoopa Valley	7

Biggs saw some tournament action on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hoopa Valley Warriors with a sharp 8-1 win. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.

Gracie Sheppard was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Allie Little and Arden Vines did most of the damage at the plate: Little went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Vines went 1-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Vines has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Daisy Seipert was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.

Biggs hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in seven consecutive games.

Biggs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. Hoopa Valley is on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Looking ahead, Biggs will take on Arcata in a tournament on Saturday. As for Hoopa Valley, they will be taking part in a tournament against Trinity at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hoopa Valley's pitchers better be ready for this one: Trinity has averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season.