Softball Recap: Smoky Hill Wins Going Away Against Overland

Buffaloes

Margin (Wins)

09/10/25 vs Rangeview	14
09/20/25 @ Mullen	11
09/06/25 @ Doherty	11
08/29/25 vs Northglenn	11
09/30/25 @ Overland	10

Smoky Hill won the last time they faced Overland and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Buffaloes put the hurt on the Trailblazers with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering the Buffaloes have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ava Matheny made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since September 3rd. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiley Snyder, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, six stolen bases, and four runs. Those six stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Ellen Paris was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Smoky Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overland only posted a batting average of .188.

The victory made it two in a row for Smoky Hill and bumps their season record up to 8-12. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Overland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Smoky Hill has already played their next game, a 15-3 loss against Cherokee Trail on the 4th. As for Overland, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 15-4 defeat against Silver Creek on the 2nd.