Softball Recap: Corinth Holders Drops Highest Score of Season Against South Garner

Pirates

Team Score (Highest)

03/26/25 @ South Garner	19
03/14/25 @ Garner	17
03/04/25 vs Rolesville	16
02/25/25 vs Western Harnett	14
02/28/25 vs South Johnston	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corinth Holders). They were the clear victors by a 19-0 margin over the South Garner Titans on Wednesday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 13 runs or more this season.

Pyper Vardy made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Marks, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Megan Poole, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Corinth Holders always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .812. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Corinth Holders and bumps their season record up to 7-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for South Garner, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Looking ahead, Corinth Holders will square off against Willow Spring at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Willow Spring's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Corinth Holders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Garner, they will take on Southeast Raleigh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Raleigh has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 20.3 runs per game on average), something South Garner will no doubt try to take advantage of.