With a playoff game on the line, Northwest Guilford rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Iredell Vikings a 5-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Northwest Guilford as they're now sitting on ten straight.
The result came thanks to Bel Varadi's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, McKenzie Whalen was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Nevaeh Scott was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Northwest Guilford pushed their record up to 24-2 with that victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Iredell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.
Northwest Guilford will take on West Forsyth on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Forsyth: 1.8, Northwest Guilford: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. South Iredell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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