South Stanly keeps long conference regular-season win streak alive
Published 6:12 pm Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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The South Stanly softball team saw a long regular-season conference win streak in jeopardy at Chatham Central Monday night.
South Stanly had not lost a regular-season conference game since April 26, 2016, when the Comets beat the Bulls, 4-1.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh, South Stanly scratched two runners past the plate for a walk-off home win, 2-1. It was the 48th straight regular-season conference win for head coach David Poplin and the Bulls.
Cassie Swink led off the seventh with a single up the middle. She reached second when Alexis Harward got on base with a bunt. Emma Crump reached base on a fielder’s choice bunt attempt hen Swink was thrown out at third.
Mary Hinson then stepped up and ended the game with a two-RBI double to right-center field. Crump scored the winning run on a misplay by the Bears’ catcher.
Sadie Lee earned the win on the mound for the Bulls (3-0, 2-0 YVC). The senior allowed one unearned run on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
The win kept the Bulls’ conference regular-season win streak alive at 48 games.
South Stanly will be off until April 6 when the Bulls host North Rowan.
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press for more than 16 years and has written numerous news and feature storeis as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won an award from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.
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