The Union Pines Vikings will challenge the West Stanly Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Union Pines comes in on eight and West Stanly on ten.
Union Pines is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Western Harnett 20-7 on Thursday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 12 runs or more this season.
Union Pines got a massive performance out of Kileigh Cameron, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and three doubles. That's the most runs Cameron has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Serena McCutchen, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Union Pines was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .639. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, West Stanly sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over North Stanly on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Colts have posted against the Comets since April 20, 2016.
Madi Whitley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Payton Watson was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
West Stanly pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Union Pines, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
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