
Nighthawks
04/22/25 vs Western Guilford | 19-0 |
04/09/25 vs Northwest Guilford | 7-3 |
04/04/25 vs Southwest Guilford | 8-2 |
04/03/25 @ Southern Alamance | 9-3 |
04/01/25 @ Southeast Guilford | 14-2 |
03/28/25 @ Ragsdale | 15-0 |
Northern Guilford waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Western Guilford Hornets 19-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 18-0 back in March.
Dakotah Wilkins and Morgan Headen made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Wilkins tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Headen pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Wilkins got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, while Headen got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Claassen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Madeline Angel also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Northern Guilford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .964. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Northern Guilford's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Western Guilford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-15.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Northern Guilford is set to face off against their familiar foe Page at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Western Guilford will challenge rival Southeast Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps