It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Raleigh Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Charlotte Latin Hawks a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Ava Hodges's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Raleigh Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cora Harmsen, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Taylor Gardener, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Charlotte Latin, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
North Raleigh Christian Academy will stay at home for another game and welcome Providence Day at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Providence Day: 2.6, North Raleigh Christian Academy: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Charlotte Latin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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