From staff reports

Wednesday games …

BASEBALL

CHINA GROVE — Carson lost 13-11 to Hickory Ridge in non-conference baseball.

The Cougars (4-6) trailed 7-1 at one point, but got all the way back. They tied the game at 10-all after five and 11-all after six.

Hickory Ridge scored the decisive runs in the top of the seventh. Carson Kirk (1-1), who followed Jayden Goff and Jase Overcash to the mound, took the loss.

TJ Harris had a two-run double during Carson’s comeback. Ryan Snyder scored three runs and drove in two. Jayven Parks had two hits and two RBIs, including a game-tying sac fly. Kirk had two hits and scored two. Corbin Hales scored two.

GIRLS SOCCER

CHINA GROVE — Carson stayed on a roll and got two goals from Lexlyth Sotelo in a 3-1 South Piedmont Conference win against Robinson.

Skarlett Henriquez also scored for the Cougars (5-1-1, 3-0-1).

Caylee Miracco, Allie Martin and Liz Escobar had assists.

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DENTON — Addison Griffith had a hat trick as Salisbury crushed South Davidson 9-0 in Central Carolina Conference action.

Freshman Gabbi Fatovic scored her first two goals for the Hornets (3-1, 1-1).

Maddie Crabb, Anna Kate Goodman, Mariana Zapata and Briana Rivas Pacheco scored a goal each. Zapata’s goal was her first since her sophomore year. Rivas Pacheco scored her first of the season.

Crabb had three assists. Meredith Williams and Goodman had two each. Stephany Quintero had one.

Taylor Brown and Jaqueline Rodriguez combined on the shutout in goal.

“The last two years there we pulled out a 3-2 win and barely held on to a 1-1 draw,” Salisbury coach Matt Parrish said. “The girls haven’t found their confidence yet, especially after losing to West Davidson. That being said, we came out very assertively and pressed the action immediately. I was very happy to see some of the things we’ve been working on in practice come to fruition in the match. Every player got at least 20 minutes and ladies that play big minutes worked incredibly hard to include and encourage the players that don’t see the field as much or are used primarily as defenders. It was good to see that confidence, to see them have fun and see them grow as a team.”

Salisbury plays three CCC games next week.

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West Rowan lost 10-3 to Northwest Cabarrus in South Piedmont Conference action despite two goals by Lily Carillo.

Ava Broeckling scored one goal.

BOYS TENNIS

GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan improved to 5-1 with a 7-2 South Piedmont Conference win against West Rowan.

Thomas Stokes, Preston Stephens, Noah Grooms, Spencer Ingram and Sam Lisenby won singles matches for the Mustangs, with Grooms and Lisenby winning on third-set tiebreakers.

Stokes-Stephens and Ingran-Lisenby were winning doubles teams for East.

West’s Dylan Parrish won at No. 1 singles and teamed with Callen Batts to win at No. 1 doubles.

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LANDIS — Carson took a n 8-1 win against South Rowan in South Piedmont Conference tennis.

The Cougars (7-1) got singles wins from Will Welch, Gryffin Bowman, Landon Jones, Paul Smith and Sawyer Steedley.

Austin Atwell-Karson Sloop, Welch-Bowman and Jones-Smith were winning doubles tandems.

South’s win was by Sawyer Basinger at No. 1 singles.