Softball Recap: Vance Charter Knights vs. Falls Lake Firebirds
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Vance Charter had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Falls Lake Firebirds 11-1. The result was nothing new for Vance Charter, who have now won 13 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Leah Rice spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits.
On the hitting side, Vance Charter got a massive performance out of Jayla Grissom, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Matthews, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Falls Lake's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Yancey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Vance Charter pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Falls Lake, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9-1.
Vance Charter will stay at home for another game and welcome Roxboro Community at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Roxboro Community will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Vance Charter surely won't give up without a fight. Falls Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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