Softball Recap: Grayling Beats Lake City for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

04/14/25 vs Lake City	16-0
04/12/25 @ Harrison	27-4
04/12/25 @ Harrison	14-0
04/10/25 @ Houghton Lake	3-0
04/04/25 @ St. Louis	12-6

Grayling put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Lake City Trojans get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Jessica Campbell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cali D'Amour, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. D'Amour is crushing it when it comes to RBI: she's brought in at least three every time she's taken the field this season. Emily Kline was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.

Grayling hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive matches.

Grayling pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lake City, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, Grayling is taking a road trip to challenge Cadillac at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lake City, they will square off against Houghton Lake at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bobcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.8 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.