Softball Recap: Holton Takes a Loss

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

04/07/26 vs Osage City	12-16
04/07/26 vs Osage City	1-13
03/30/26 vs Silver Lake	12-10
03/30/26 vs Silver Lake	4-12
03/26/26 @ Royal Valley	5-3

Holton lost to Osage City on Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Wildcats fell 16-12 to the Indians. Even though they lost, the Wildcats' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Stephanie Crawford put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 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 six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Crawford wasn't the only one making solid contact as nine players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Faith Olberding, who went 3-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. Madi Hawthorne was another, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

This is the second loss in a row for Holton and nudges their season record down to 2-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Osage City, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Holton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-5 defeat against Sabetha on the 9th. Osage City has also already played their next contest (against Baldwin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.