Softball Recap: Lemoore Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

05/15/26 vs Caruthers	18
03/04/26 vs Porterville	11
03/26/26 vs Ridgeview	10
03/04/26 vs North	10
03/31/26 vs Mt. Whitney	9

With a playoff win on the line, Lemoore rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Caruthers Blue Raiders 19-1. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.

Natash Johnson was excellent, firing off four runs, three doubles, and one triple while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Jaylee Vazquez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Lemoore was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Lemoore, bringing their record up to 20-8-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for Caruthers, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.

Coming up, Lemoore will be playing at home against Shafter at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Generals have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. Caruthers does not have any more games scheduled as of now.