Bulls
| 05/19/26 vs Roxboro Community | 5-3 |
| 05/15/26 vs Starmount | 10-0 |
| 05/12/26 vs East Wilkes | 10-0 |
| 05/08/26 vs Hayesville | 21-0 |
| 04/30/26 @ North Stanly | 9-1 |
| + 4 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South Stanly walked away with it. They skirted past the Roxboro Community Bulldogs 5-3. Winning may never get old, but the Bulls sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Lyric Rucker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lia Carpenter, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Huneycutt, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI.
South Stanly always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roxboro Community only posted an OBP of .259.
South Stanly's victory bumped their record up to 25-2. As for Roxboro Community, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 19 games and leaves them with a 21-3 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Bulldogs beat South Stanly by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday.
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