Softball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for York

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Richland Northeast	17
04/08/25 vs South Pointe	16
03/26/25 @ Broome	15
03/25/25 vs Richland Northeast	14
04/02/25 vs Northwestern	10

York had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the East Rutherford Cavaliers. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by six runs or more this season.

Peyton Brooks was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayla Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marisa Reyes, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

York pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for East Rutherford, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-6.

Coming up, York will venture away from home to take on South Pointe at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Stallions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.93 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for East Rutherford, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Barren County at 11:00 p.m.