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| 04/16/24 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 03/20/24 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 03/24/23 - Away | 15-1 W |
| 04/12/22 - Away | 7-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
South Caldwell has gone a perfect 10-0 against Freedom recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South Caldwell Spartans will square off against the Freedom Patriots at 6:00 p.m. South Caldwell will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
South Caldwell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: High Point Christian Academy, who was ranked third at the time (South Caldwell was ranked fourth). South Caldwell walked away with a 6-2 victory over High Point Christian Academy on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freedom). They blew past North Gaston 22-6 on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Patriots with their most commanding win of the season.
Kaylee Skinner was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Cassidy Taylor, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Skinner wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Freedom kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 14 hits in three consecutive games.
South Caldwell pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Freedom, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything went South Caldwell's way against Freedom in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as South Caldwell made off with a 16-0 win. Will South Caldwell repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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