Gray's Creek and Purnell Swett are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. Gray's Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Purnell Swett at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Gray's Creek is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Gray's Creek's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Hoke County by a score of 5-0.
Hannah Welsh
| 03/26/25 vs Hoke County | 13 |
| 02/26/25 @ Pine Forest | 8 |
| 04/24/24 vs Pine Forest | 8 |
| 03/21/25 vs Jack Britt | 6 |
| 03/12/25 vs Union Pines | 5 |
Not much got past Hannah Welsh, who gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Hoke County off the board. Those 13 strikeouts gave Welsh a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Gray's Creek's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Amber Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Miller has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Purnell Swett made easy work of Seventy-First on Wednesday and carried off a 22-1 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Braci Woods was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Kara Hunt was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Lanna Haggans was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Gray's Creek's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Purnell Swett, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Gray's Creek took their win against Purnell Swett in their previous matchup on March 4th by a conclusive 14-2. Will Gray's Creek repeat their success, or does Purnell Swett has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
