Softball Recap: Arbor View Finds Playoff Glory Versus Green Valley

Aggies

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 @ Faith Lutheran	20
04/08/25 @ Silverado	18
03/19/25 vs Radford	16
03/05/25 @ Rancho	15
03/27/25 vs Liberty	13

With a playoff win on the line, Arbor View rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Green Valley Gators. The Aggies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.

Ava Henderson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Henderson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Easton, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That double was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Malaya Tellis, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Arbor View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green Valley only posted an OBP of .333.

Arbor View is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Green Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-12.

Coming up, Arbor View will face off against Bishop Gorman at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Aggies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Gaels have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. Green Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.