South Lenoir had only three hits but benefited from seven Richlands walks in a 7-3 win on Thursday at South Lenoir.
Grant Tyndall went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Garrett Holland drove in three runs and had the other Blue Devils hit. Will Graves reached base three times and score three runs for South Lenoir (7-7, 4-4 East Central 2A Conference), which won for the second straight game.
Richlands (10-5-1, 4-3) led 3-2 going into the bottom of the fifth until the Blue Devils broke it open by scoring three runs.
Wyatt Janning earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Garrett Holland pitched a scoreless seventh.
Ethan Horne was saddled with the loss for the Wildcats.
BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 11, GOLDSBORO FAITH CHRISTIAN 0 5 INN.: At Goldsboro, the Trojans picked up a non-conference win.
Alex Hardison went 2-for-4 with a double and scored three runs and eight other Bethel players recorded a hit. Tyler Antwine earned the win with three scoreless innings and five strikeouts.
The Trojans (7-6) travel to Fayetteville Baptist Academy on Monday.
GIRLS SOCCER
PARROTT ACADEMY 1, ROCKY MOUNT ACADEMY 0: At Parrott, the Patriots earned an EPIC win.
Campbell Huddle scored Parrott’s lone goal in the first half on an assist from Langley Mills, and the Patriots held on from there. Keeper Anna Sale had her second shutout in goal.
The Patriots (7-3-1, 6-1-1) host Raleigh St. David’s School on Tuesday.
