With a playoff game on the line, North Iredell rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Franklin Panthers 2-1.
Chelsea Patton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dilynn Norris, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
On Franklin's side, Kendall Rumans was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Rumans has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rumans was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ashlyn McConnell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
North Iredell is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-4.
North Iredell will head out on the road to face off against Piedmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont is coming into the matchup with six straight victories at home, so North Iredell will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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