Goble Tosses Shutout, Homers to Lead Casey-Westfield Past Murphysboro 3-0

Senior Ava Goble delivered a masterful two-way performance on Saturday, pitching a complete-game shutout and hitting a home run to propel the Casey-Westfield varsity softball team to a 3-0 home tournament victory over Murphysboro.

Goble was in complete control in the circle, keeping the Murphysboro offense off balance throughout the seven-inning contest. She scattered just three hits, struck out seven batters, and issued only one walk to earn the victory. The Casey-Westfield defense provided flawless support behind her, completing the game without committing a single error.

Casey-Westfield struck early, giving Goble all the run support she would need by taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Goble helped her own cause with a solo home run to highlight the offense. Sophomore Arhianna Bonds and sophomore G. Gilbert also collected RBIs for the home team. Bonds finished 1-for-2 at the plate and added a stolen base, while junior H. Schackmann contributed a double in a 1-for-2 effort. Junior Anna Karras reached base, stole a bag, and scored a run to help spark the offense.

The hosts tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend their advantage to 3-0, and Goble shut the door from there, preventing Murphysboro from mounting any late-game rallies.

Junior Blaire Fox took the hard-luck loss for Murphysboro despite a strong outing. Fox pitched all six innings for the visitors, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out five and walking just one. The Murphysboro defense matched Casey-Westfield’s clean play, also finishing with zero errors.

At the plate, senior Kylie Powell provided the biggest highlight for Murphysboro with a double. Fox and sophomore Landrie Green accounted for the team’s other two hits, but the visitors were ultimately unable to string together a scoring threat against Goble.

Game Summary

Score by Quarters

Scoring Drives

• 1st Inning: Casey-Westfield jumps out to an early lead, plating 2 runs.

• 4th Inning: Casey-Westfield adds an insurance run to extend the advantage to 3-0.

Individual Statistics

CASEY-WESTFIELD BATTING:

• Ava Goble (Sr): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR

• Arhianna Bonds (So): 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 SB

• H. Schackmann (Jr): 1-2, 1 2B

• Lucy Moore (Sr): 1-3

• Anna Karras (Jr): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB

• G. Gilbert (So): 0-2, 1 RBI

MURPHYSBORO BATTING:

• Kylie Powell (Sr): 1-3, 1 2B

• Blaire Fox (Jr): 1-3

• Landrie Green (So): 1-3

• Arianna Smith (Sr): 0-2, 1 BB

CASEY-WESTFIELD PITCHING:

• Ava Goble (Sr): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (Win)

MURPHYSBORO PITCHING:

• Blaire Fox (Jr): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (Loss)