Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for South Hills

Scorpions

Previous 5 Games

04/23/25 vs Mansfield Timberview	4-3
04/15/25 vs North Side	11-9
04/11/25 @ Wyatt	17-0
04/10/25 vs Arlington Heights	15-0
04/09/25 @ Trimble Tech	16-0

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Hills had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Mansfield Timberview Wolves 4-3. The win was familiar territory for the Scorpions, who have now won five games in a row.

Kim Valenzuela spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on 11 hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, South Hills got a big performance out of Natalie Ramirez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Mea Dean was another key player, earning two runs and three stolen bases.

South Hills pushed their record up to 16-16-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mansfield Timberview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.

South Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wolves: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.