Softball Recap: South Warren Picks Up Ninth Straight Win at Home

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ Central Hardin	20
03/29/25 @ Pulaski County	20
03/31/25 @ Logan County	17
03/18/25 @ Barren County	17
04/17/25 vs Bowling Green	16

South Warren waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Bowling Green Purples as they made off with a 17-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won nine contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Layla Ogden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, South Warren got a massive performance out of McLaine Hudson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Keegan Pruitt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.

South Warren was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

South Warren pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Bowling Green, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Warren will head out to challenge Greenwood at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bowling Green, they will venture away from home to square off against Hopkins County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Storm have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.83 runs per game on average), something the Purples will no doubt try to take advantage of.