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.
Down 3-1 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, South Stanly sophomore Cassidy Smith delivered a three-run walk-off triple off the wall in right-center to give the Rebel Bulls a 4-3 win in Game 1 of the NCHSAA 1A State Championship Series at UNC Greensboro on Friday.
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