Softball Recap: Cascade Wins High-Profile Game Against West Vigo

Cadets

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Shelbyville	14
05/21/25 vs West Vigo	10
05/16/25 vs Bethesda Christian	10
05/01/25 vs Greenwood	10
04/16/25 vs Northview	10

Cascade faced West Vigo in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Cadets put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 15-5 win. The Cadets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.

Grace Gray made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Lacie Godby was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Allen, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.

Cascade was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .469 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Cascade is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for West Vigo, they moved to 20-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cascade will take on Zionsville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Vigo, they will be playing at home against Edgewood at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them.