North Stanly waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the North Davidson Black Knights.
Sophia Crist
| 03/29/25 @ North Davidson | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Albemarle | 1 |
| 05/10/24 vs Bandys | 1 |
| 05/07/24 vs East Burke | 1 |
| 04/09/24 @ Gray Stone Day | 1 |
Sophia Crist made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
Crist wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Speight, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
North Stanly pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for North Davidson, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Stanly will take on South Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Stanly's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so North Stanly's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Davidson, they will face off against Ledford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Davidson's pitchers better be ready for this one: Ledford has averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.
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