Softball Recap: Darlington Sets Scoring Season-High Against Crestwood

Falcons

Team Score (Highest)

04/04/25 @ Crestwood	20
03/28/25 vs Lower Richland	19
03/28/25 vs Lower Richland	16
03/21/25 vs Crestwood	15
03/25/25 vs Wilson	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Darlington). They blew past the Crestwood Knights 20-4 on Friday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

Carly Gainey was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Zaria Mack was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Gainey wasn't the only one making solid contact: Darlington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for the Falcons: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.

Darlington pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crestwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Darlington will welcome Marlboro County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Crestwood, they will be playing at home against Camden at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.