Northwest Guilford entered their tilt with McMichael with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the McMichael Phoenix a 1-0 shutout on Monday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Northwest Guilford has scored all year.
Not much got past Bel Varadi, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep McMichael off the board. Varadi has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Northwest Guilford's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nevaeh Scott, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwest Guilford pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for McMichael, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-3.
Northwest Guilford will head out on the road to face off against Southeast Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest Guilford's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Southeast Guilford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McMichael, they will be playing at home against Reidsville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McMichael is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
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