It may have taken  eight innings to finish the job, but North County ultimately got the result they hoped for  on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Central Tigers out  6-5. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
  Emma Roper spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned  (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. What's more,  she also racked up two  hits, the mostshe's  had since back in October of 2023.
 At the plate,  the team  relied heavily on  Madison Carrol, who  went 2-for-4 with a  home run and three  RBI. Another player making a difference was  Sophie Rackley, who  scored three  runs and  stole a base while going 1-for-4.
 The  victory made it two in a row for North County and  bumps their season record up to 14-12. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-25.
 As of now, neither North County nor Central have any future games scheduled.
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