Softball Recap: Camden County picks up seventh straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 5:51pm

Softball Recap: Camden County Bruins vs. Holmes Aces

Camden County waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Holmes Aces out 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for Camden County as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Caleigh Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits.

At the plate, Camden County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tessa Dodson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlyn Tanis, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Camden County pushed their record up to 15-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Holmes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Camden County will take on Manteo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Camden County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season. As for Holmes, they will be playing at home against Hertford County at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Holmes is facing Hertford County at the right time seeing as Hertford County is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.

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