North Moore put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Graham Red Devils a 16-0 shutout. While fans of North Moore might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Tate Allred made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Allred has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Allred was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ansley Preslar was incredible, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Calissa Clendenin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
North Moore is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Graham, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Moore will challenge Chatham Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Chatham Central is coming into the game with seven straight wins at home, so North Moore will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Graham, they will head out on the road to face off against Southeast Alamance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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