Lady Blackhawks cruise past Clarkston for seventh straight win

Off to their best start in years, the Cheney softball team kept its perfect season intact with a win over visiting Clarkston last Tuesday, April 7.

The Lady Blackhawks used 11 singles to score seven runs in the third and four runs in the fourth for an 11-1 league win over the Bantams, with Julia Boyd, Madison Kallsen and Cheyenne Hanson each going 2 for 3 at the plate. Boyd and Kallsen combined to deliver a four-hitter on the mound, with Boyd (5-0) getting the win.

It was the sixth time this season the Lady Blackhawks have needed only five innings for a win. The only time Cheney has gone further was a 17-7 non-league win April 1 over Medical Lake in six innings.

With the win, the Lady Blackhawks extended their overall record to 7-0, 5-0 in Great Northern League play. So far this season, Cheney has outscored its opponents 125-14.

Cheney continues a busy game schedule this week, hosting Pullman (2-3, 2-3) Tuesday and then traveling to Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, Idaho for a non-league hook up Wednesday. The Lady Blackhawks wrap up the week with a doubleheader Saturday at home against second-place East Valley (4-1, 5-4).

John McCallum can be reached at [email protected].

Author Bio

John McCallum, Retired editor

John McCallum is an award-winning journalist who retired from Cheney Free Press after more than 20 years. He received 10 Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards for journalism and photography, including first place awards for Best Investigative, Best News and back-to-back awards in Best Breaking News categories.

 

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