Queen's Grant put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots as the Queen's Grant Stallions made off with a 14-7 win. The Stallions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Addi Benton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Melissa Detweiler and Alyssa Steele did most of the damage at the plate: Detweiler scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Steele scored two runs while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave Steele a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Allison Avalos, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Queen's Grant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Stallions
| 03/07/25 @ Piedmont Community Charter | 14-7 |
| 03/03/25 @ Forest Hills | 19-0 |
| 02/25/25 @ Corvian Community | 12-3 |
| 04/24/24 @ Langtree Charter Academy | 22-14 |
| 04/18/24 @ Sugar Creek Charter | 18-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Queen's Grant's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs over those games. As for Piedmont Community Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Looking ahead, Queen's Grant will be playing at home against Greater Cabarrus S at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they will head out on the road to take on Gaston Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Piedmont Community Charter has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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