Raleigh waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints a 15-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 21-0 last Monday.
Haylee Buffington
| 03/27/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal | 5 |
| 02/13/24 vs Taylorsville | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Taylorsville | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Enterprise | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Morton | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Haylee Buffington, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. Those five stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was SC McAllister, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Raleigh always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Raleigh's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-12-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Raleigh will host Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Raleigh is facing Taylorsville at the right time seeing as Taylorsville is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they will face off against Magee at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Magee has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.75 runs per game on average), something St. Andrew's Episcopal will no doubt try to take advantage of.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
