Softball Recap: East Lincoln Sets Scoring Season-High Against Statesville

Mustangs

Team Score (Highest)

04/28/25 vs Statesville	19
03/11/25 @ Hickory	14
04/25/25 @ West Iredell	13
03/14/25 vs Hickory	13
04/22/25 vs West Iredell	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Lincoln). Everything went their way against the Statesville Greyhounds on Monday as they made off with a 19-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won seven in a row.

The team relied heavily on Taniyah Thomas, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Cato, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

East Lincoln always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .828. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

East Lincoln's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Statesville, they are on a 32-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.

Looking ahead, East Lincoln will face off against St. Stephens at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 3.5, the Indians 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Statesville will be paying especially close attention to East Lincoln's contest: after East Lincoln faces off against St. Stephens, they'll take on Statesville again at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.