Introducing the Patterson Plumbing Player of the Week: Friendship Christian eighth grader Norah Box
Box went 3-for-6 with a pair of two-run HRs and 6 RBIs in the Commanders sweep of St. Benedict’s in the DII-A quarterfinals, leading them to their 18th TSSAA state tournament:
E1: @LadyCommanderSB 2, St. Benedict’s 0
The kid is just special.
Norah Box (@NorahBox), an 8th-grader, puts Friendship Christian on the board first with a two-run shot to the trees beyond LF.
She’s going to a household name across the Midstate in due time.
E4: @LadyCommanderSB 5, St. Benedict’s 1
Norah Box is just dominating this game.
Box extends the Commanders’ lead with a two-run triple to the right-center gap.
She’s accounted for all five runs here in the opener of this DII-A quarterfinal series.
M5: @LadyCommanderSB 9, SBA 1
Friendship Christian explodes for a six-run inning that balloons its lead to eight.
Norah Box (@NorahBox) hits her second, two-run HR of the day and Kaylyn Schiro (@KaylynSchiro12) follows with a three-run shot to LF.
The lady commanders are Back2Back region champions! @MollieJohn67453 w/ the complete game. 7IP 6H 4R 2ER 3BB 8K. @dqsoftball3 & @NorahBox 3-4 @KaylynSchiro12 2-4 @TatumWoodson10 Haivyn and Emma added a hut each to collect 11 on the night! Way to go ladies! So proud of y’all!