Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Danville

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/22/26 vs Lebanon	19
04/21/26 @ Lebanon	12
04/17/26 vs Bethesda Christian	12
05/04/26 vs Terre Haute South Vigo	10
05/06/26 vs Living Water Homeschool	6

Danville came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Living Water Homeschool Marlins with a sharp 8-2 victory. Considering the Warriors have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Autumn Muncy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cassie Thompson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Whitson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Danville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Danville's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Living Water Homeschool, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-7.

Coming up, Danville will host South Vermillion at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.13 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Living Water Homeschool, they will head out to take on Columbus East at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Olympians will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.