Softball Recap: Southern Wayne Drops Season-High Score on Smithfield-Selma

Saints

Team Score (Highest)

04/04/25 vs Smithfield-Selma	20
03/25/25 @ Smithfield-Selma	16
02/27/25 vs Spring Creek	7
03/12/25 vs Beddingfield	6
03/28/25 @ Fike	5

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southern Wayne). Everything went their way against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans on Friday as they made off with a 20-5 win. The victory continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won eight in a row.

Morgan Brimberry was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Brimberry was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Payton Strickland was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Makayla Smith was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Southern Wayne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-13. As for Smithfield-Selma, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Southern Wayne will square off against rival East Wake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma is set to take on their familiar foe Fike at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.