Softball Recap: Union Pines Extends Winning Streak to Six

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/14/25 @ Richmond	17
04/23/25 vs Southern Lee	15
04/14/25 vs Midlakes	15
03/25/25 @ Pinecrest	14
03/21/25 @ Southern Lee	14

Union Pines extended their winning streak to six on Monday, bumping their season record up to 16-8 in the process. They blew past the Lee County Yellow Jackets 13-3. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by ten runs or more this season.

Kaitlyn Blue looked comfortable as she pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Elizabeth Andrews was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madison Stein, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

As for Lee County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games.

On Lee County's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKayla Mcdougald, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Cherish Smith was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Coming up, Union Pines will venture away from home to take on Hoke County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bucks have averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season. Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.