Softball Recap: Five Straight Road Wins for Sunset

Apollos

Margin (Wins)

05/04/26 @ Aloha	20
05/03/26 @ Aloha	20
03/24/26 vs Crescent Valley	17
04/03/26 @ Silverton	16
05/18/26 @ Beaverton	15

Sunset won the last time they faced Beaverton and things went their way on Monday too. The Apollos blew past the Beavers 17-2. The Apollos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 contests by six runs or more this season.

Sydney Arnold was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 21 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Sunset let Stella Austermiller and Maddy Larson run wild. Austermiller went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Larson went 4-for-5 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Larson a new career-high. Kayleigh Lester-Lima was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

Sunset always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beaverton only posted an OBP of .300.

Sunset pushed their record up to 21-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Beaverton, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-23.

Looking ahead, Sunset will host Dallas at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Apollos 3, the Dragons 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Beaverton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.