Softball Recap: North Gaston Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Highland Tech, North Gaston was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ashbrook Greenwave a 14-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Wildcats' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Parker Gordon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Gordon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Layla Love was a standout: she scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. That run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Smith, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.

North Gaston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

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Previous Games

03/11/25 - Home	14-0 W
04/19/24 - Home	12-0 W
03/19/24 - Away	15-0 W
04/25/23 - Away	16-0 W
03/24/23 - Home	14-1 W
+ 5 more games

The win got North Gaston back to even at 2-2. As for Ashbrook, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Gaston will welcome East Gaston at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Gaston will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Ashbrook, they will take on Berry at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ashbrook is facing Berry at the right time seeing as Berry is stuck on a four-game losing streak.