Softball Game Preview: North Stanly Comets vs. Oak Grove Grizzlies

The North Stanly Comets are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will face off against the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Stanly will be strutting in after a win while Oak Grove will be coming in after a defeat.

North Stanly is headed out to face Oak Grove after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went North Stanly's way against Providence Grove on Thursday as North Stanly made off with a 16-1 victory.

Sophia Crist was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Crist was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

Breauna Speight

Runs

02/27/25 vs Providence Grove	3
05/17/24 vs Maiden	1
05/16/24 vs Madison	1
05/10/24 vs Bandys	1
04/16/24 @ Mount Pleasant	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, North Stanly got a massive performance out of Breauna Speight, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most runs Speight has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Emma Sanders, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Oak Grove was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to West Forsyth.

Mary Peyton Hodge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks.

At the plate, Oak Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Cruz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.