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The Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC) varsity softball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 3-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Middle Creek	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	7	0
Cardinal Gibbons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Middle Creek (25-26)

Cardinal Gibbons (25-26)

Middle Creek

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.250	33	28	3	7	2	2
1	Katie Mertz (Fr)	.250	4	4	0	1	1	0
2	Amy Smith (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
5	Hailey Hoeft (Jr)	.750	4	4	0	3	1	1
7	Avery Nowak (Fr)	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0
8	Kristen Norton (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0
11	Tori Gore (So)	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0
14	Rylie Almond (Fr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
17	Kennedy Johnson (So)	1.000	4	2	2	2	0	1
20	Kayla Batemon (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0

Cardinal Gibbons

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.192	29	26	1	5	1
1	Emma Tirado (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
3	Becca Jordan (Jr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
6	Grace Mazzo (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	0
8	Bridget Mazzo (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1
9	Annie Griffin (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
14	Ella Smith (Fr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
22	Mallory Kelly (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
24	Katie Scavone (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
26	S. Cygnarowicz (So)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
33	Anna Riely (So)	.750	4	4	1	3	0
42	Talia Marinaro (So)	.000	3	2	0	0	0

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	4	6	1	9	.344	.321	.665
1	Katie Mertz (Fr)	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500
2	Amy Smith (Jr)	1	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	Hailey Hoeft (Jr)	0	0	0	0	2	.750	1.000	1.750
7	Avery Nowak (Fr)	0	1	0	1	3	.250	.000	.250
8	Kristen Norton (Sr)	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.500
11	Tori Gore (So)	0	0	2	0	6	.000	.000	.000
14	Rylie Almond (Fr)	0	1	0	0	3	.333	.000	.333
17	Kennedy Johnson (So)	0	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.500	2.500
20	Kayla Batemon (Sr)	0	0	2	0	3	.000	.000	.000

Cardinal Gibbons

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	14	7	.276	.192	.468
1	Emma Tirado (Jr)	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
3	Becca Jordan (Jr)	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
6	Grace Mazzo (So)	0	0	1	.333	.333	.666
8	Bridget Mazzo (Sr)	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
9	Annie Griffin (Jr)	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
14	Ella Smith (Fr)	0	2	1	.000	.000	.000
22	Mallory Kelly (Jr)	1	1	0	.333	.000	.333
24	Katie Scavone (Jr)	0	3	3	.000	.000	.000
26	S. Cygnarowicz (So)	1	2	0	.333	.000	.333
33	Anna Riely (So)	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
42	Talia Marinaro (So)	1	2	2	.333	.000	.333

Baserunning

Middle Creek has not entered any baserunning stats.

Cardinal Gibbons

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
6	Grace Mazzo (So)	1
33	Anna Riely (So)	3

Middle Creek

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO
	Team Totals	1.000	21	21
1	Katie Mertz (Fr)	1.000	3	3
2	Amy Smith (Jr)	1.000	1	1
5	Hailey Hoeft (Jr)	1.000	1	1
7	Avery Nowak (Fr)	1.000	1	1
8	Kristen Norton (Sr)	1.000	13	13
10	Reese Davis (So)	1.000	1	1
17	Kennedy Johnson (So)	1.000	1	1

Cardinal Gibbons

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.955	22	21	1
3	Becca Jordan (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
4	Lily Novotny (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
8	Bridget Mazzo (Sr)	1.000	6	6	0
14	Ella Smith (Fr)	1.000	4	4	0
22	Mallory Kelly (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
24	Katie Scavone (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
26	S. Cygnarowicz (So)	1.000	1	1	0
33	Anna Riely (So)	1.000	2	2	0

Middle Creek

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
5	Hailey Hoeft (Jr)	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Cardinal Gibbons

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	2.00	0	0		1				0
26	S. Cygnarowicz (So)	2.00	0	0		1				0

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	5	1	1	3	14			0	29	26
5	Hailey Hoeft (Jr)	7	5	1	1	3	14			0	29	26

Cardinal Gibbons

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	3	2	4	6			0	33	29
26	S. Cygnarowicz (So)	7	7	3	2	4	6			0	33	29

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.192	.276	0	0			135
5	Hailey Hoeft (Jr)	.192	.276	0	0			135

Cardinal Gibbons

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.241	.333	0	0			109
26	S. Cygnarowicz (So)	.241	.333	0	0			109

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Softball - Middle Creek edges Cardinal Gibbons

April 30, 2026: Raleigh, NC 27607

In Thursday's league match, the visiting Middle Creek Mustangs softball team scored a tight 3-1 win over the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders.

Middle Creek @ CGHS Softball Game Info

Thu., Apr. 30, 2026 @ 5p

The Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC) varsity softball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 3-1.

Rankings & Records

Middle Creek (25-26)

NC	Class
186	24

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
11-9	9-1	5-4	6-5	.550	.900	156	108

Cardinal Gibbons (25-26)

NC	Class
144	25

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
15-5	8-2	9-1	6-4	.750	.800	180	77

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Middle Creek	1.9	2.3	1.4	1.0	.9	.8	.3	1.0	7.8	8.2	1.5
Cardinal Gibbons	2.5	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.1	.7	-	9.0	9.8	1.7

Head-to-Head

Cardinal Gibbons won last month

4/27 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Cardinal Gibbons 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 9 1
Middle Creek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2

The Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC) varsity softball team won Monday's away conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 7-1.
Box score
Middle Creek won last month

4/30 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Middle Creek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Cardinal Gibbons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

The Middle Creek (Apex, NC) varsity softball team won Thursday's away conference game against Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC) by a score of 3-1.
Box score

4/27 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cardinal Gibbons	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	7	9	1
Middle Creek	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	2

Team Stat Comparison

Middle Creek		Cardinal Gibbons
.321	Batting Average	.363
.417	On Base Percentage	.462
.453	Slugging Percentage	.531
.919	Fielding Percentage	.915
.579	Win Loss Percentage	.000

Team Leaders

Middle Creek		Cardinal Gibbons	National Avg.
#17 Kennedy Johnson.608	Batting Average	#7 Lillian Pierce1.000	.289
#17 Kennedy Johnson.726	On Base Percentage	#7 Lillian Pierce1.000	.408
#17 Kennedy Johnson1.157	Slugging Percentage	#7 Lillian Pierce1.000	.397
#11 Tori Gore1.000	Fielding Percentage	#22 Mallory Kelly1.000	.828
#5 Hailey Hoeft.688	Win Loss Percentage	#26 Sophie Cygnarowicz0	.561

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Middle Creek	9-1		Cardinal Gibbons	9-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/6/26	Middle Creek	Garner	(W) 5-3	3/3/26	Garner	Cardinal Gibbons	(W) 11-6
				5/5/26	Garner	Cardinal Gibbons	(W) 12-0
3/17/26	Sanderson	Middle Creek	(W) 10-0	4/14/26	Sanderson	Cardinal Gibbons	(W) 11-1
3/20/26	Middle Creek	Sanderson	(W) 14-4	4/16/26	Cardinal Gibbons	Sanderson	(W) 19-4
3/24/26	Felton Grove	Middle Creek	(W) 17-2	3/17/26	Felton Grove	Cardinal Gibbons	(W) 17-2
3/25/26	Middle Creek	Felton Grove	(W) 15-0	3/20/26	Cardinal Gibbons	Felton Grove	(W) 7-0 (F)
4/14/26	Middle Creek	Cary	(W) 16-2	4/21/26	Cardinal Gibbons	Cary	(W) 12-0
4/17/26	Cary	Middle Creek	(W) 10-1	4/28/26	Cary	Cardinal Gibbons	(W) 13-3
4/21/26	Middle Creek	Holly Springs	(W) 8-5	3/24/26	Holly Springs	Cardinal Gibbons	(W) 13-7
4/24/26	Holly Springs	Middle Creek	(W) 10-5	3/27/26	Cardinal Gibbons	Holly Springs	(L) 4-3
4/28/26	Fuquay-Varina	Middle Creek	(L) 13-6	3/10/26	Cardinal Gibbons	Fuquay-Varina	(L) 6-5

Record Breakdown

Middle Creek (25-26)		Cardinal Gibbons (25-26)
11-9	Overall	15-5
9-1	League	8-2
1-7	Non-League	6-2
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
9-1	Common Opponent	9-2
5-4	Home	9-1
6-5	Away	6-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	1-1
11-9	In-State	15-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0