North Carolina High School Softball - St. Stephens bounces Patton
Spectators at Friday's league match between the St. Stephens Indians (Hickory, NC) and the host Patton Panthers (Morganton, NC), witnessed St. Stephens's softball squad tip Patton by a count of 16-9.
The Indians now sport a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Hickory for a 3A/4A Northwestern match on Monday, April 14. St. Stephens will face a Red Tornadoes squad coming off a 17-1 league loss to South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Red Tornadoes record now stands at 1-12.
With the loss, Patton moves to 9-6 on the season. The Panthers travel to Foard (Newton, NC) to face the Tigers in a 3A/4A Northwestern match on Tuesday, April 15. The Tigers go into the match with a record of 7-8. Foard won 5-1 in their recent non-league match against West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC)