Softball Recap: Darlington Extends Road Winning Streak to Five

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

03/31/26 @ Lower Richland	22
03/11/26 vs Lower Richland	18
03/03/26 @ Lakewood	17
03/27/26 @ Wilson	15
04/01/26 @ Lamar	13

Darlington barely beat Lamar the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Falcons were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Silver Fox on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won eight games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Darlington let Carly Gainey and Kee Key Bacote run wild. Gainey went 3-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs, while Bacote went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Bacote a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emily Johnson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple and one run.

Darlington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .565 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Darlington's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. As for Lamar, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.

Coming up, Darlington will face off against Lakewood at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Gators have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.2 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lamar, they will challenge McBee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.