Softball Recap: Seven Straight Home Victories for West Branch

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Williamsburg	17
03/28/25 @ Portage	17
03/25/25 vs Williamsburg	15
04/17/25 vs Mount Union	10
03/31/25 vs Cambria Heights	10

West Branch had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Curwensville Golden Tide. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Makena Moore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Shasta Manahan and Isabella Koleno did most of the damage at the plate: Manahan went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Koleno went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Manahan has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Layla Thompson, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

West Branch pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Curwensville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.

West Branch and Curwensville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Warriors (ranked 118th) will meet Brookville (ranked 358th) at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Curwensville will challenge Glendale at 2:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (150 vs. 362).