After three games on the road, North Gaston is heading back home. They will take on the South Point Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Gaston will be strutting in after a victory while South Point will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, it was close, but North Gaston sidestepped Forestview for a 2-1 win.
Kamryn Quill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, North Gaston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Carpenter, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, South Point was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stuart W. Cramer.
Ella Gibson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madison Bridges, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North Gaston's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11. As for South Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
North Gaston came up short against South Point when the teams last played back in April, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Point's Cailey Evans, who pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Now that North Gaston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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