North Davidson made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Eastern Randolph, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The North Davidson Black Knights put the hurt on the Eastern Randolph Wildcats with a sharp 16-0 victory on Wednesday. This was payback for the Black Knights, who suffered a 9-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Rileigh Barker and Bryton Zimmerman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Barker pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Zimmerman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Barker scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Zimmerman got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance gave Zimmerman a new career-high in RBI.
Kerrigan Edmonds
| 02/26/25 @ Eastern Randolph | 3 |
| 04/10/24 vs Western Alamance | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs East Davidson | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Ledford | 1 |
| 04/25/24 @ Ledford | 1 |
In other batting news, Kerrigan Edmonds was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Atkins, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
North Davidson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Randolph only posted an OBP of .143.
The win made it two in a row for North Davidson and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13 runs. As for Eastern Randolph, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
North Davidson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-1 loss against Davie on the 27th. As for Eastern Randolph, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, an 8-5 defeat against Chatham Central on the 28th.
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