Softball Recap: North Buncombe Extends Winning Streak to Three

Black Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/24/26 @ Asheville	19
04/02/26 @ Mitchell	11
03/06/26 vs Mountain Heritage	11
04/03/26 vs T.C. Roberson	10
03/13/26 @ Mountain Heritage	8

North Buncombe waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the T.C. Roberson Rams as they made off with an 11-1 victory. Considering the Black Hawks have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Sadie Jo Hunter made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, Elly Wright was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Lilly Clark was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

North Buncombe's record now sits at 10-1. As for T.C. Roberson, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. North Buncombe will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against A.C. Reynolds at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th. As for T.C. Roberson, they will square off against Pigeon Forge at 12:00 p.m. on the 11th.