Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Southwest Edgecombe

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 vs Greene Central	17
03/25/25 vs North Pitt	15
03/19/25 vs Hobgood Charter	15
03/18/25 @ Greene Central	15
02/25/25 vs Rocky Mount	15

SouthWest Edgecombe won against West Craven on Tuesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Eagles. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by ten runs or more this season.

Mackenzie Rogers made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

In other batting news, SouthWest Edgecombe got a massive performance out of Alana Carroll, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Carroll a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carlyn Hodge, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

SouthWest Edgecombe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Craven only posted an OBP of .200.

The victory was the fourth in a row for SouthWest Edgecombe, bringing their record up to 13-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for West Craven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.

As of now, neither SouthWest Edgecombe nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.