Softball Recap: Three Straight Home Victories for Plant

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

02/18/25 @ Alonso	18
03/27/25 vs East Bay	15
04/28/25 vs Armwood	14
03/08/25 @ Lennard	11
04/17/25 vs Gaither	10

With a playoff win on the line, Plant rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Armwood Hawks a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Summer Wood tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

At the plate, Kate Compton was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Marina Waygood was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Plant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Plant pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Armwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.

Looking ahead, Plant will take on Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Sharks have now posted at least ten runs in their last five contests. Armwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.