
Bulldogs
05/06/25 vs Wilson Prep | 21 |
04/09/25 vs Voyager Academy | 18 |
04/02/25 vs Eastern Guilford | 15 |
03/12/25 vs Orange | 15 |
04/08/25 @ Person | 13 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Roxboro Community walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wilson Prep Tigers a 21-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.
Kaylyn Pope looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Leah Griffin and Presley Leonard did most of the damage at the plate: Griffin went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Leonard got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave Leonard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Powell, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Roxboro Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .833. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in 17 consecutive contests.
Roxboro Community pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Wilson Prep, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Coming up, Roxboro Community will face off against Northside - Pinetown on Friday. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games. Wilson Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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