Lions
| 03/28/25 vs Taylorsville | 18-0 |
| 03/27/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal | 15-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Pelahatchie | 10-1 |
| 03/24/25 @ St. Andrew's Episcopal | 21-0 |
Raleigh won the last time they faced Taylorsville and things went their way on Friday too. Raleigh never let Taylorsville get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Molly Kemp looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Haylee Buffington, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Harris, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Raleigh pushed their record up to 8-12-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.75 hits in those games compared to only 5.53 in the others. As for Taylorsville, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Raleigh and Taylorsville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Raleigh (ranked 109th) will meet Pisgah (ranked 25th) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Taylorsville will face off against Stringer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 138 places (175 vs. 37).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
