Softball Recap: Rockingham County Cougars vs. High Point Central Bison
In what's become a running theme this season, Rockingham County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the High Point Central Bison a 16-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rockingham County.
Ava Grace Pruitt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pruitt was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Isabella Smaldone was a standout: she went 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lily Strittmatter, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Rockingham County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for High Point Central, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-7.
Rockingham County will face off against Morehead at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Morehead: 2.5, Rockingham County: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for High Point Central, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Ben L. Smith at 6:00 p.m. High Point Central is facing Ben L. Smith at the right time seeing as Ben L. Smith is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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