Softball Recap: Silverton Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Foxes

Previous 3 Games

04/16/25 vs West Albany	4-0
04/14/25 @ Corvallis	21-0
04/08/25 vs La Salle	9-5

Silverton entered their tilt with West Albany on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Foxes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Mckenzee Petersen made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that she snagged this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madalynn Ehrens, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hannah Houts, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.

Silverton's record is now 7-4. As for West Albany, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8.

Looking ahead, Silverton will head out to face off against Crescent Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.18 runs per game on average), something the Foxes will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for West Albany, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Dallas at 5:00 p.m. The Dragons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.