Softball Recap: Bunn Wins Going Away Against Northern Nash

While Bunn didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Northern Nash Knights on Thursday as the Bunn Wildcats made off with a 21-1 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

MaKayla McDonald looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.

Peyton Alford

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/06/25 @ Northern Nash	6
03/25/24 @ Louisburg	4
03/18/24 vs Rocky Mount	3
03/04/25 @ Rocky Mount	2
02/24/25 @ East Wake	2

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Alford, who fired off three home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Brooke Harrah was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

Bunn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northern Nash only posted a batting average of .250.

Bunn pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Northern Nash, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Looking ahead, Bunn will head out to square off against Franklinton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklinton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Northern Nash, they will be playing at home against Fike at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northern Nash is facing Fike at the right time seeing as Fike is stuck on a three-game losing streak.