Lions
| 03/04/25 @ Valley View | 24 |
| 02/15/25 @ City View | 21 |
| 03/07/25 @ Castleberry | 15 |
| 02/17/25 @ Bowie | 9 |
| 03/10/25 @ Paradise | 6 |
While Ponder didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the Paradise Panthers with a sharp 7-1 win on Monday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Vada Cochrum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Harlee Ponce was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Skylar Kysiak was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
The victory was the third in a row for Ponder, bringing their record for this year to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs over those games. As for Paradise, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-2.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Ponder Lions duke it out with Whitesboro Bearcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ponder's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Whitesboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Paradise, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 18-1 win against Windthorst on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
