Prep Roundup: Cougars, UCA split in softball; Randleman, Providence Grove roll in girls’ soccer

Southwestern Randolph’s Alyssa Harris threw a no-hitter when the Cougars topped visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 3-0 in the Four Rivers Conference softball earlier this week.

Kami Dunn knocked in two runs and Nauttica Parrish scored twice.

UCA avenged the defeat the next day, rallying for a 7-6 triumph, aided by Paityn Williams’ four shutout innings in relief. Teammates Emory Johnson and Graice Smith both scored two runs. Parrish drove in two runs for the Cougars.

** Northwood won 6-1 at home vs. winless Eastern Randolph in the Four Rivers Conference.

** Wheatmore took its first lead with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Eastern Randolph 7-6. Makenna Lawrence had two triples for Wheatmore.

The Warriors lost 6-1 at Southern Alamance despite threatening at times.

** Randleman crushed visiting High Point Andrews 15-0 and 16-0 in a pair of Piedmont Athletic Conference three-inning games. Lyric Chriscoe and Sophie Sawyer homered. Ella Rogers and Aiyana Hunt provided the winning pitching.

Randleman’s 15-0 conference victory against host Lexington came with eight strikeouts from Ella Rogers, who also had three hits and drove in three runs.

Randleman also rocked host Northern Guilford 15-0 with Kinzie Ivey tossing a four-hitter and Addyson Dees knocking in two runs and scoring twice.

** Cailyn York drove in five runs and Adi Johnson scored four runs in Providence Grove’s 12-2 home romp past Chatham Charter.

Providence Grove’s Campbell Ziemba struck out 12 in a 14-0 home rout of Southeast Guilford. Callie Lambert drove in four runs and Lara Wiseman scored three runs.

** Asheboro decked visiting Greensboro Dudley 22-7, with Madison Hicks, Kyndall Snipes and winning pitcher Cora Little all scoring three runs

Asheboro lost 19-3 to host Southeast Guilford in a Triad Area Athletic Conference game.

Girls’ soccer

Randleman edged host Southwestern Randolph 5-4 on Friday. Ashlynn Harbor had all four Southwestern Randolph goals.

Randleman whipped visiting Southern Guilford 7-3 at the beginning of the week.

** Rylee Stover had three goals and Hayley Banks scored two goals when Providence Grove defeated visiting Southwestern Randolph 9-0.

The Patriots handled visiting Southern Guilford 9-1 beyond Natalie Hernandez’s four goals and Stover’s three goals and two assists.

Stover had five more goals and Hernandez scored twice when Providence Grove beat visiting Eastern Randolph 9-0 on Friday.

** Wheatmore fell 4-1 to visiting North Davidson despite Emmie Messner’s goal. The Warriors had a better result by topping host Randleman 5-0 behind three goals from Jocelyn McDowell and two goals from Kayla Rosenbaum.

** Asheboro’s 2-2 tie with visiting Ledford came with two goals from Kimrey Watts.

Watts had two more goals and Jaira Arellano notched two goals when the host Blue Comets beat Richmond County 5-0.

** Trinity nipped visiting Eastern Guilford 1-0 on Madison Hill’s goal. The Bulldogs also blanked host Southwestern Randolph 3-0 on goals from Hill, Kayla Neam and Bryn Holden.

** Uwharrie Charter Academy posted a 5-0 home victory against Forest Hills.