Softball Recap: Henryville Continues Road Dominance on Thursday

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Scottsburg	18
05/14/25 @ New Washington	16
05/15/25 @ Crawford County	12
05/09/25 @ Paoli	11
04/18/25 vs South Central	10

Henryville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Crawford County Wolfpack with a sharp 13-1 win. Considering the Hornets have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Emma McAfee made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, earning two RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cheyenne Dobbs, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Allie McAfee, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one double.

Henryville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crawford County only posted an OBP of .150.

Henryville's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Crawford County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Henryville will host Madison at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets are facing the Cubs at the right time seeing as the Cubs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Crawford County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shoals at 5:30 p.m. The Jug Rox have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.82 runs per game on average), something the Wolfpack will no doubt try to take advantage of.