Softball Recap: Concord Academy Drops Season-High Score on Hickory Grove Christian

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

04/24/25 vs Hickory Grove Christian	13
03/18/25 vs Piedmont Community Charter	10
02/24/25 @ Greater Cabarrus S	8
02/28/25 @ Piedmont Community Charter	7
04/01/25 @ Gaston Christian	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Concord Academy). They blew past the Hickory Grove Christian Lions 13-7 on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the game before.

Caisyn Berg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Nevaeh Carmean was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Milee Amburn, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Concord Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Concord Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Concord Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hickory Grove Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.