Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Oak Ridge

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/02/25 @ St. Francis	11
03/06/25 @ Vista del Lago	9
02/28/25 vs Vanden	9
04/25/25 vs Rocklin	7
04/04/25 vs Folsom	7

Oak Ridge entered their tilt with St. Francis on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Troubadours. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.

St. Francis' batters probably weren't too happy with Ellison Schroeder, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (she gave up a single walk). Schroeder has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Paratore, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run. Another player making a difference was Carly Short, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Oak Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis struck out six times.

Oak Ridge pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Francis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-19.

Coming up, Oak Ridge will face off against Folsom at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.83 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Francis, they will challenge Rocklin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Thunder's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Troubadours' hitters will have their work cut out for them.