Central takes five shutout wins over E.E. Smith

by | Apr 7, 2022 | Articles, Harnett Central

Freshman Brantley Champion hits a 2-run double for Central.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Harnett Central hosted E.E. Smith for five All American Conference varsity contests on Wednesday and the Trojans won each one by shutout.

The Central baseball team took a doubleheader by scores of 18-0 in each 5-inning game.

Central downed the Golden Bulls, 11-0, in girls soccer.

Baseball

Freshman Brantley Champion had two hits and four RBIs in the first game, which saw the Trojans set the tone with 13 runs in the first inning. Central added five runs in the fourth.

Brandon Barefoot had a hit and three RBIs, Isaac Pilkington had two hits and two RBIs and Johnathan Patterson had a hit and two RBIs.
Kaleb Watkins was the winning pitcher in the first game.

Dalton Ausley had two hits and four RBIs in the second game. Aiden Taylor had four hits and three RBIs. Champion had two hits and three RBIs. Isaiah Pearson had a hit and drove in four runs.

Taylor had a pair of doubles.

Pearson and Pilkington pitched the nightcap as the Trojans improved to 5-8 for the season and 4-6 in the AAC.

Girls Soccer

The Trojans got three goals and three assists from Ava Hollingsworth in improving to 9-3 overall and 7-2 in league play going into a conference match at home on Tuesday against Overhills.

Senior Christina Williams also had three goals.

Scoring one goal each were Mattie Gaines, Kalina Monte, Emily Parker, Sinai Avalos Beltran and Galilea Ruiz.

Parker had two assists. Lillian Adams, Avalos Beltran and Ruiz had one assist apiece.

Daisy Velazquez was in goal for the shutout. The contest was called after 40 minutes on the mercy rule.

Softball

Harnett Central moved to 11-1 on the season and 10-0 in the AAC with wins by margins of 4-0 and 8-0.

Isaac Pilkington gets an RBI single for the Trojans in Wednesday’s wins.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Kaleb Watkins delivers a pitch for host Harnett Central.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Ava Hollingsworth had three goals and three assists.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Emily Parker had a goal and two assists for Central.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Freshman Mattie Gaines controls in an 11-0 win over E.E. Smith.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Sondra Berry is safe at third for the Central softball team.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Savannah Bain follows through on a 2-run double for Harnett Central.,
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

Kacey Fulcher pitches for the host Trojans in the first game of a doubleheader.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)

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