Uwharrie Charter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Robbinsville Black Knights on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Uwharrie Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Mountain Island Charter as Uwharrie Charter made off with an 11-2 win. The result was nothing new for Uwharrie Charter, who have now won 13 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Mollie Bulla spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kenzie Hill was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emory Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Robbinsville came tearing into Monday's matchup with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Ironmen by a score of 5-1.
Robbinsville also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Memory (Mems) Frapp gave up one run (which was unearned) on one hit.
At the plate, Zoie (Z) Shuler and Anna (Banana) Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Shuler scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Williams scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Uwharrie Charter pushed their record up to 20-3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Robbinsville, their win bumped their record up to 23-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Uwharrie Charter hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Robbinsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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