Softball Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats vs. South Caldwell Spartans
The Lake Norman Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the South Caldwell Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lake Norman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 13 runs the game before, Lake Norman was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hickory Ridge. Lake Norman has not had much luck with Hickory Ridge recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Vivian Billiard put in work no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Billiard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Billiard was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two doubles and a stolen base.
Billiard wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kyera Combs, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 23-2 margin over Ashe County. Considering South Caldwell has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Norman's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for South Caldwell, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
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