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The Bessemer City (NC) varsity softball team lost Monday's home conference game against Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) by a score of 9-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Highland Tech	2	1	4	0	1	1	-	9	7	0
Bessemer City	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	2	5	5

Final score provided by C. Harmon.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Highland Tech (22-23)		Bessemer City (22-23)
0	Double Plays	1

Game Stats

Bessemer City (22-23)

Highland Tech

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.212	45	33	9	7	5	1	1
1	Maddie Sloop (Jr)		5	3	1
5	Aliyah Eaves (Fr)		3	2	1
7	K. McGruder (Sr)	.250	5	4	1	1
10	Makalah Wiggins (Sr)	.600	5	5	4	3	1		1
11	Zoey Whitten (Sr)		5	3
14	Kendall Bynum (So)		5	5
21	Emma Ghorley (Sr)	.500	5	4	1	2	1	1
23	Lana Terzic (So)		2	2			1
25	Meredith Bolick (So)	.500	5	2	1	1	1
28	Mary Cupp (So)		5	3			1

Bessemer City

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	3B
	Team Totals	.179	31	28	2	5	2	1
1	Erin Moss (Jr)	.500	4	4	1	2
2	Janiya Adams (Sr)		3	3
3	Tristen Kiser (Fr)	.333	4	3		1
6	Ella Pursley (Fr)	.250	4	4		1	2	1
7	Madison Smith (Jr)		3	3
8	Imani Rhodes (Jr)		3	2
10	Jasmine Price (Sr)		3	3
14	Alexis Thomas (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1
15	Destiny Vernon (Jr)		2	2
18	Caitlin Duncan (So)		1	1

Highland Tech

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	11	12	1	5	3	.422	.303	.725
1	Maddie Sloop (Jr)	2	1		2		.400	.000	.400
5	Aliyah Eaves (Fr)		1	1	1		.333	.000	.333
7	K. McGruder (Sr)	1	3				.400	.250	.650
10	Makalah Wiggins (Sr)				1		.600	1.000	1.600
11	Zoey Whitten (Sr)	2	2			1	.400	.000	.400
14	Kendall Bynum (So)		2				.000	.000	.000
21	Emma Ghorley (Sr)	1			1		.600	.750	1.350
23	Lana Terzic (So)		1			1	.000	.000	.000
25	Meredith Bolick (So)	3				1	.800	.500	1.300
28	Mary Cupp (So)	2	2				.400	.000	.400

Bessemer City

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	17	1	3	.258	.250	.508
1	Erin Moss (Jr)			1		.500	.500	1.000
2	Janiya Adams (Sr)		3			.000	.000	.000
3	Tristen Kiser (Fr)	1	2			.500	.333	.833
6	Ella Pursley (Fr)		1		1	.250	.750	1.000
7	Madison Smith (Jr)		3			.000	.000	.000
8	Imani Rhodes (Jr)	1	2		1	.333	.000	.333
10	Jasmine Price (Sr)		3			.000	.000	.000
14	Alexis Thomas (Sr)	1			1	.500	.333	.833
15	Destiny Vernon (Jr)		2			.000	.000	.000
18	Caitlin Duncan (So)		1			.000	.000	.000

Highland Tech

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	3	3
21	Emma Ghorley (Sr)	1	1
25	Meredith Bolick (So)	2	2

Bessemer City

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals		2
3	Tristen Kiser (Fr)		2

Highland Tech

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	26	21	5
1	Maddie Sloop (Jr)	1.000	2	1	1
10	Makalah Wiggins (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1
11	Zoey Whitten (Sr)	1.000	3	2	1
23	Lana Terzic (So)	1.000	1	1
25	Meredith Bolick (So)	1.000	15	13	2
28	Mary Cupp (So)	1.000	3	3

Bessemer City

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	PB
	Team Totals	.722	18	9	4	5	3
1	Erin Moss (Jr)	1.000	1	1			3
6	Ella Pursley (Fr)	1.000	2		2
7	Madison Smith (Jr)	.250	4		1	3
8	Imani Rhodes (Jr)	.500	2		1	1
10	Jasmine Price (Sr)	1.000	1	1
14	Alexis Thomas (Sr)	1.000	2	2
15	Destiny Vernon (Jr)	1.000	4	4
18	Caitlin Duncan (So)	.500	2	1		1

Highland Tech

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	2.00	1		1.000	1	1	1
21	Emma Ghorley (Sr)	2.00	1		1.000	1	1	1

Bessemer City

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP	GS
	Team Totals	4.00	1	.000	2	1
6	Ella Pursley (Fr)	1.75			1
14	Alexis Thomas (Sr)	7.00	1	.000	1	1

Highland Tech

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	5	2	2	5	13	1			30	25
21	Emma Ghorley (Sr)	7	5	2	2	5	13	1			30	25

Bessemer City

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	9	4	9	11	3	41	31
6	Ella Pursley (Fr)	4	2	2	1	7	7	1	21	13
14	Alexis Thomas (Sr)	3	5	7	3	2	4	2	20	18

Highland Tech

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.200	.333	2				137
21	Emma Ghorley (Sr)	.200	.333	2				137

Bessemer City

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP
	Team Totals	.226	.415	2	1
6	Ella Pursley (Fr)	.154	.476	2	1
14	Alexis Thomas (Sr)	.278	.350

Game Story

North Carolina High School Softball - Bessemer City Highland Tech

March 13, 2023: Bessemer City, NC 28016

In Monday's league contest, the Highland Tech Rams (Gastonia, NC) softball team overwhelmed the host Bessemer City Yellow Jackets (Bessemer City, NC), by a margin of 9-2.

With the triumph, Highland Tech moves its record to 3-2 on the year. The Rams host Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC) to play the Yellow Jackets in a Southern Piedmont 1A/2A contest on Wednesday, March 15. The Yellow Jackets come into the contest with a record of 1-3. Bessemer City lost 9-2 in their recent league contest against Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC)

In their next game, the Yellow Jackets play the Highland Tech Rams (Gastonia, NC) in a Southern Piedmont 1A/2A contest, on Wednesday, March 15. Bessemer City will attempt to move on its 1-3 season record. The Rams come into the contest with a 3-2 record after their 9-2 league win over Bessemer City (Bessemer City, NC).

Rankings & Records

Highland Tech (22-23)

NC	Class
258	18

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
11-8	8-5	6-3	5-5	.579	.615	145	150

Bessemer City (22-23)

NC	Class
372	28

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
7-13	5-8	2-7	5-6	.350	.385	106	149