
Trojans
03/14/25 @ Westover | 19 |
03/25/25 vs Terry Sanford | 18 |
04/15/25 @ Overhills | 17 |
04/03/25 @ E.E. Smith | 16 |
03/28/25 @ Terry Sanford | 16 |
Harnett Central had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Overhills Jaguars 17-0. Considering the Trojans have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bree Tenters was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harnett Central got a massive performance out of Charleigh Jarriel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Jarriel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lauren Faulkner, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
Harnett Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Overhills only posted an OBP of .111.
Harnett Central's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Overhills, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Harnett Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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