Western Harnett stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Western Harnett considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Grace Andersen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Andersen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Andersen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Morgan McAuley was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Grace Bancroft, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On E.E. Smith's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamey Quinata, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Western Harnett is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for E.E. Smith, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
As of now, neither Western Harnett nor E.E. Smith have any future games scheduled.
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