Cougars
| 05/06/25 vs Eastern Guilford | 10-0 |
| 05/02/25 vs Southern Guilford | 5-1 |
| 04/30/25 vs High Point Central | 15-0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Atkins | 15-0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Atkins | 15-0 |
| + 15 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Rockingham County walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eastern Guilford Wildcats a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won 20 matches in a row.
Ava Grace Pruitt made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kennidy Kirby, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Presley Rothe, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Rockingham County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Guilford only posted a batting average of .000.
Rockingham County's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Coming up, Rockingham County will host Ledford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 9.5 runs per game this season. Eastern Guilford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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