Softball Recap: South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls vs. Union Academy Cardinals
Union Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday South Stanly proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Union Academy Cardinals 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Stanly.
Cassidy Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Union Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Wilson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Wilson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
South Stanly's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-5. As for Union Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.
South Stanly will take on Hayesville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Stanly is facing Hayesville at the right time seeing as Hayesville is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Union Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cherokee at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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