#919Preps Digest --Thursday, March 22
By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on March 23, 2018 5:53 AM
Softball
C.B. Aycock 13,
D.H. Conley 9
PIKEVILLE -- Marie Kidd scattered six hits and recorded three strikeouts, senior Cassandra Lassiter went 2 for 4 with a 3-run home run and four RBI, and Charles B. Aycock waltzed past D.H. Conley, 13-9, on Thursday.
The victory moved the Golden Falcons to 6-1 overall, and 3-0 in ECC 3A play.
Taylor Puetz also performed ably at the plate, finishing 2 for 4 with a 3-run home run of her own. Abbey Thomas completed the impromptu derby, also going 2 for 4 with a 3-run home run.
Hannah Vinson went 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Abigail Lancaster finished 3 for 4 at the plate. Makayla Williams went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI.
CBA plays host to league and county rival Eastern Wayne this afternoon in Pikeville. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Soccer
Spring Creek 7,
Wallace-Rose Hill 0
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Mirna Santiago scored a hat trick (three goals), Jordan Lane found the net twice and Spring Creek steamrolled visiting Wallace-Rose Hill, 7-0, on Thursday.
The East Central 2A triumph moved the Lady Gators to 6-1 overall this season, and 2-1 in league play.
Freshman forward Leslie Reyes and Madison Sullivan also supplied goals for SC, which entertains James Kenan today at 5 p.m.
WRH fell to 1-7 overall with the loss.
Tennis
D.H. Conley 6,
Eastern Wayne 3
Dylan March tendered another solid outing on Thursday, but it wasn't enough to propel host Eastern Wayne past ECC pillar D.H. Conley.
The 6-3 setback moved EW to 2-5 overall this season, and 2-4 in league play.
Individual match results are as follows:
Doubles
1. March/Davis (EW) def. W. Whitehurst/Varnell: 8-0
2. Bratton/Pittman (DHC) def. Yan/Sutton: 9-8 (7-3)
3. Austin Bland/Liam Dao (DHC) def. De la Motte/Ahnaf Hussain: 8-1
Singles
1. Dylan March (EW) def. Will Whitehurst: 6-3,6-3
2. Campbell Bratton (DHC) def. Walker Davis: 6-1,6-2
3. Yoseph Yan (EW) def. Andrew Pittman: 6-2,6-3
4. Drew Varnell (DHC) def. Amjad Sarah: 6-0,6-1
5. Connor Whitehurst (DHC) def. Will Sutton: 6-4,6-4
6. Sean Jung (DHC) def. Tyler De la Motte: 6-0,6-0
Eastern Wayne returns to the court on March 27, when it plays host to New Bern.
First serve is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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- #919Preps Digest --Weekend Edition
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