The Surry Central Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Alleghany Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Surry Central made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Elkin, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Surry Central blew past Elkin 15-5 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won four matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
McKindsey Lloyd made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lloyd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
Morgan Brooks
| 03/26/25 @ Elkin | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Wilkes Central | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs South Stokes | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ North Surry | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs West Wilkes | 1 |
In other batting news, Morgan Brooks was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-5. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallie Southern, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Surry Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Alleghany was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elkin. Even if the Trojans couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Ava Busic made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cheyenne Turney, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Alleghany's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Surry Central, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-4.
Alleghany's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Surry Central has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Alleghany, though, as they've been averaging 10.8 hits. Given Surry Central's sizable advantage in that area, Alleghany will need to find a way to close that gap.
Surry Central took their win against Alleghany in their previous meeting on March 3rd by a conclusive 16-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Surry Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
