Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask High Point Academy). They blew past the Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal 9-1 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Bengal: they've now won five in a row.
Julie Raines spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024.
Aaliyah Little
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aaliyah Little, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Thompson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
High Point Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-7. As for Brashier Middle College Charter, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Coming up, High Point Academy will face off against Broome at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Broome has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something High Point Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Brashier Middle College Charter, they will head out to challenge Chesnee at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chesnee's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Brashier Middle College Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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