St. Stephens's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hickory Red Tornadoes as St. Stephens made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Indians have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kolbie Harron
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Kolbie Harron made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Anicka McFarland was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Woodard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Stephens hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hickory struck out seven times.
St. Stephens' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7. As for Hickory, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coming up, St. Stephens will welcome Statesville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Stephens is facing Statesville at the right time seeing as Statesville is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Hickory, they will head out on the road to square off against Foard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory's pitchers better be ready for this one: Foard has averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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