In a battle between two former NC Gatorade Players of the Year, Eastern Alamance and senior pitcher Kenna Raye Dark came out on top 1-0 over North Buncombe in Game 1 of the NCHSAA 3A State Championship Series via an unlikely walk-off base hit by senior Kenzie Taylor.
In a game where hits were hard to come by, Eastern Alamance made fewer errors and capitalized on its opportunities to beat North Buncombe 3-2 in Game 2 of the NCHSAA 3A Softball State Championship Series and win the state title.
The Eastern Alamance Eagles are heading back to the 3A softball state championship series after a 3-1 win over Cape Fear in game three of the series at home on Saturday.
Updated May 6, 2021 6:45 a.m. EDT
By Zack Adams, HighSchoolOT reporter
MT. HERMON, N.C. Southern Alamance is going to the third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 3A softball playoffs following a walk-off victory.
The Patriots won a 5-4 thriller against the defending 3A state champions Eastern Alamance on Wednesday night. Southern Alamance saw its four-run edge slip during the sixth inning, but stayed true to the course and walked it off with one down in the seventh.
Brianna Gallagher, a junior center fielder for SA, was able to please the home crowd with an RBI double against Eastern junior pitcher Kenna Raye Dark towards the left field corner on the warning track. That two-bag hit allowed sophomore Greta Hessenthaler (five-pitch walk) to score all the way from first base.