Softball Recap: Middle Creek Drops Highest Score of Season Against Cary

Mustangs

Team Score (Highest)

04/22/25 @ Cary	17
03/24/25 vs Cary	15
04/14/25 @ Green Hope	14
03/25/25 vs Apex	14
04/08/25 vs Panther Creek	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Middle Creek). Everything went their way against the Cary Imps on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their one-run performance the game before.

Hailey Hoeft made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Kristen Norton was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Herndon, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Middle Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Middle Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cary, their defeat was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Middle Creek wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 5-4 loss against Apex on the 25th. As for Cary, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-0 defeat against Pinecrest on the 23rd.