Softball Recap: Bunn Picks Up Fifth Straight Win on the Road

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Franklinton	20
03/06/25 @ Northern Nash	20
03/04/25 @ Rocky Mount	19
03/18/25 @ Nash Central	15
02/28/25 vs Louisburg	10

Bunn made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Nash Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bunn Wildcats were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over the Nash Central Bulldogs on Tuesday. Considering the Wildcats have won six contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Emily Baez looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Peyton Alford and Payton Wood did most of the damage at the plate: Alford fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-2, while Wood went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those seven RBI gave Alford a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maycey Buchanan, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.

Bunn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nash Central only posted an OBP of .400.

Bunn pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Nash Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Coming up, Bunn will head out to face off against Roanoke Rapids at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Roanoke Rapids is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Nash Central, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against North Pitt at 7:00 p.m. Nash Central also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 11.5 runs per game.