Softball Recap: Triton Victorious

While Triton's victory against Western Harnett wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Hawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted since March 19th.

Paisley Lucas

Hits (Career)

04/17/25 vs Western Harnett	2
04/15/25 @ Western Harnett	1
04/08/25 vs Harnett Central	1
03/19/25 @ Cape Fear	1
03/18/25 @ Terry Sanford	1

Paisley Lucas was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Berkley Campbell was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI.

The win made it two in a row for Triton and bumps their season record up to 15-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Western Harnett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.

Triton will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pine Forest at 6:00 p.m. on the 30th. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Western Harnett, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-9 win against Overhills on the 29th.