Softball Recap: Lake Makes It Six in a Row at Home

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Newton	18
02/28/25 vs Morton	16
03/25/25 @ Scott Central	13
03/01/25 vs Forest	12
02/27/25 @ Southeast Lauderdale	9

Lake won the last time they faced Newton and things went their way on Thursday too. Lake was the clear victor by a 19-1 margin over Newton. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Ceely Graham made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Adyson Mcknight was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was her first of the season. Alyssa Sockey was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.

Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Lake pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.09 in the others. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake will welcome Sebastopol at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sebastopol will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lake surely won't give up without a fight. As for Newton, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Clarkdale at 6:30 p.m.