Eagles
| 04/01/25 vs Terry Sanford | 18 |
| 03/18/25 @ Westover | 18 |
| 04/01/25 vs Terry Sanford | 16 |
| 04/09/25 vs E.E. Smith | 15 |
| 03/21/25 vs Westover | 15 |
There's no place like home for Western Harnett, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Ava Corley made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan McAuley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Summer Baker, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Western Harnett hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in ten consecutive games.
Western Harnett is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for E.E. Smith, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10.
Western Harnett will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Bulls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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