Softball Recap: Wrightstown Comes Up Short

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

05/10/25 vs Southern Door	2-12
05/10/25 @ Chilton	32-16
05/09/25 vs Waupaca	14-4
05/09/25 @ Waupaca	16-0
05/08/25 vs Luxemburg-Casco	5-10

Wrightstown dropped their record down to 9-11 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Southern Door Eagles, falling 12-2. The Tigers were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.

As for Southern Door, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by nine runs or more this season.

For Southern Door's part, Samantha Melville was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. What's more, Melville posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Delfosse, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Madyson Counard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wrightstown will take on Fox Valley Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southern Door, they will head out to face off against Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.9, the Blazers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.