Softball Game Preview: Union Pines Takes on Southern Alamance

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 6:24am

Softball Preview: Union Pines Vikings vs. Southern Alamance Patriots

The Union Pines Vikings will challenge the Southern Alamance Patriots on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Union Pines is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Cedar Ridge 11-4. The high-scoring effort was just what Union Pines needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.

Corryn McCutchen was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey McKenzie, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, everything went Southern Alamance's way against Franklinton on Tuesday as Southern Alamance made off with an 18-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southern Alamance.

Union Pines' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. As for Southern Alamance, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.

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