Softball Recap: Bishop Kelly Takes Down Ranked Vallivue

Knights

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Columbia	18
03/27/25 @ Columbia	17
03/15/25 vs Needles	12
03/14/25 vs Canyon View	12
03/14/25 vs American Fork	10

Bishop Kelly faced Vallivue in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Knights were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Falcons. Considering the Knights have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lauren Fettic made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Bishop Kelly got a massive performance out of Kingsley Shea, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four hits gave Shea a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Olivia Watt, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.

Bishop Kelly was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in four consecutive games.

Bishop Kelly is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Vallivue, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.

Coincidentally, Bishop Kelly and Vallivue will both be playing Emmett the next time they take the field. The Falcons will head out to face the Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Knights will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.