Softball Recap: Northwest Has No Trouble Against Napoleon

Mounties

Margin (Wins)

05/13/25 @ Pennfield	18
05/28/25 vs Napoleon	15
05/13/25 @ Pennfield	15
04/22/25 @ Hastings	13
05/16/25 @ Brighton	12

Northwest won the last time they faced Napoleon and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Mounties put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 9-2 victory. Considering the Mounties have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lucy Bivens (2025) made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 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 three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 13 matches.

In other pitching news, Northwest got a great performance from Hayley Gardner (2026) as she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Gardner (2026) a new career-high in strikeouts (three).

Back at the plate, Shannon Christner (2028) was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Ari Good (2025) was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Northwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Napoleon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwest will square off against Pinckney at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Napoleon, they will challenge Columbia Central at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The Golden Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them.