Softball Recap: Hurricane Takes Down Ranked Riverside

Redskins

Margin (Wins)

04/07/26 vs St. Albans	11
03/31/26 vs Montini Catholic	10
03/19/26 @ St. Albans	10
04/22/26 @ Capital	9
04/10/26 @ Lincoln County	9

Hurricane faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Redskins were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Warriors. Considering the Redskins have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Kate Justice spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Kiley Jones was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Sophie Dunlap was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Hurricane was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverside only posted a batting average of .222.

Hurricane pushed their record up to 17-10 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-11.

As of now, neither Hurricane nor the Warriors have any future games scheduled.