Katelyn West hit a grand slam and a two-run double when regular-season champion Southwestern Randolph smacked host North Moore 22-2 in Four Rivers Conference softball last week.
The Cougars won 13-5 against North Moore at home with West the winning pitcher and Ryleigh Hineline driving in three runs. Kami Dunn posted three hits and Nauttica Parrish scored three runs and Aylssa Harris homered.
Out of conference, Central Davidson topped visiting Southwestern Randolph 5-3.
** Meghan Peters circled the bases on a three-run play as Uwharrie Charter Academy nipped host Northwood 5-4 in the Four Rivers Conference.
In Friday’s rematch, Northwood secured a 3-2 road victory with a seventh-inning run. UCA scored on Julia Nelson’s two-run homer in the first inning.
** Shelby Williams scored three runs and Eastern Randolph won 15-5 at Southeast Guilford.
But the Wildcats lost 7-4 to visiting Jordan-Matthews in the Four Rivers Conference.
** Addyson Dees knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning and Ella Rogers pitched a complete game in Randleman’s 5-4 victory against Central Davidson in the Piedmont Athletic Conference.
The Tigers are unbeaten in PAC play, while second-place Central Davidson tries to pull even in Thursday’s regular-season finale.
Randleman had an easier time when Lyric Chriscoe drove in five runs and scored three runs and Elsie Prince knocked in five runs in a 16-1 home victory against High Point Central. Dees was the winning pitcher.
** Providence Grove’s Campbell Ziemba notched nine strikeouts and Callie Lambert hit a two-run home run in a 15-0 victory against visiting Wheatmore. In another Central Carolina 3-A Conference game, Providence Grove trampled host Thomasville 18-0 in three innings with Ziemba pitching and Ruby Caudle collecting four hits to secure a tie for second place in the league.
The Patriots received a two-run home run from Lambert, four hits from Cailyn York and 10 strikeouts from Ziemba in a 14-3 home rout of Jordan-Matthews.
** Cora Little drove in six runs when Asheboro defeated host Northeast Guilford 22-5 in the Triad Area Athletic Conference. The fifth-place Blue Comets then lost in a home game to second-place Southern Guilford by 15-5.