Softball Recap: Chatfield Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Gophers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Dover-Eyota	12
04/25/25 @ Plainview-Elgin-Millville	10
04/14/25 @ La Crescent	8
04/17/25 vs Rushford-Peterson	7
04/11/25 vs Cotter	7

Chatfield entered their tilt with Lewiston-Altura on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Cardinals 7-1. The Gophers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Katryn Johnson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Brittin Ruskell and Makenna Dornack did most of the damage at the plate: Ruskell got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one double, while Dornack got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Chatfield pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lewiston-Altura, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5.

Coming up, Chatfield will head out to take on Lourdes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.89 runs per game on average), something the Gophers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lewiston-Altura, they will face off against Caledonia at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.