With a playoff game on the line, Southwestern Randolph rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the North Stanly Comets onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Two seems to be a good number for Southwestern Randolph as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Macie Crutchfield's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southwestern Randolph saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern Randolph is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for North Stanly, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-5-1.
As of now, neither Southwestern Randolph nor North Stanly have any future games scheduled.
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