Softball Recap: Johannesburg-Lewiston Makes It 13 in a Row at Home

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

05/02/25 vs Central Lake	24
04/14/25 @ Forest Area	23
05/19/25 @ Pellston	19
04/26/25 vs Harbor Springs	17
05/21/25 @ Harbor Springs	16

With a playoff win on the line, Johannesburg-Lewiston rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Mary Cathedral Snowbirds a 12-0 shutout. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Ashlynn Burke made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Johannesburg-Lewiston got a massive performance out of Jaeden Briley, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Briley has posted since May 2nd. Brittney Fox was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Johannesburg-Lewiston kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in six consecutive contests.

Johannesburg-Lewiston pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for St. Mary Cathedral, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.

As of now, neither Johannesburg-Lewiston nor the Snowbirds have any future games scheduled.