Preview: Northwest Guilford Vikings vs. High Point Christian Academy Cougars
The Northwest Guilford Vikings will head out on the road to take on the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated (Northwest Guilford has nine wins, while High Point Christian Academy.
In what's become a running theme this season, Northwest Guilford gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Southeast Guilford a 6-0 shutout.
Bel Varadi made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Varadi has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Varadi was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Callie Rodrigues was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Haylea Huffines, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, High Point Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cannon with a sharp 18-3 win.
Blakely Bowman was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Allred, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Northwest Guilford pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.2 runs. As for High Point Christian Academy, their record is now 7-0.
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