Softball Recap: County Line Has No Trouble Against Western Yell County

Indians

Margin (Wins)

03/14/25 @ Mulberry	26
03/14/25 vs Mulberry	23
04/01/25 @ Western Yell County	13
03/10/25 vs Westside	10
03/06/25 vs Cedarville	9

County Line's game two weeks ago was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They blew past the Western Yell County Wolverines 17-4. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by nine runs or more this season.

Virginia Besier made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, Joshi Brown was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Tavilynn Fortenberry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.

County Line kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

County Line has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Western Yell County, they dropped their record down to 2-7-1 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, County Line will challenge Magazine at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rattlers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.71 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Western Yell County, they will take on Scranton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.