On Saturday, the High Point Christian Academy Cougars were able to grind out a solid victory over the South Granville Vikings, taking the game 8-3.
Laci Jarrell was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Landyn Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On South Granville's side, Ayden Koonce made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Madeline Wilkins, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
High Point Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for South Granville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
High Point Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against West Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Rowan knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully High Point Christian Academy likes a good challenge. As for South Granville, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Vance County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Granville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
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