On Tuesday, Southwestern Randolph faced Uwharrie Charter in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Southwestern Randolph Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Uwharrie Charter Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Southwestern Randolph also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Nautica Parrish, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Alyssa Harris was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Uwharrie Charter's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Hill, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Hill has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, Uwharrie Charter didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwestern Randolph only tossed six.
Southwestern Randolph's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Uwharrie Charter, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Southwestern Randolph will take on Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwestern Randolph's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Trinity's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Uwharrie Charter, they will head out on the road to square off against Wesleyan Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Wesleyan Christian Academy: 2.5, Uwharrie Charter: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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