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MURFREESBORO – Makenzi Curry smacked the go-ahead home run in the fourth inning, allowing Chowan to win game one and the Hawks went on to sweep Barton College in a Conference Carolinas softball doubleheader here Friday afternoon.

With the sweep, Chowan improved to 13-18 overall and 4-4 in conference play.

The Hawks wasted no time getting on the board in game one. In the first inning, Ava Mizell put the ball in play to drive in a run, followed by Curry’s RBI single up the middle, giving Chowan an early 2-0 lead.

Barton responded in the third, evening the score at 2-2. However, in the fourth inning, Curry delivered the game-winning moment, launching a home run to right-center, securing a 3-2 victory for the Hawks.

Alex Bishop started on the mound for the Hawks, while Kendyl Elliott earned the win, improving to 2-0. Elliot pitched four shutout innings, allowing just one hit.

The Hawks got on the board in game two when Lenita Bryson laced a single up the middle in the second inning to put Chowan ahead 1-0.

Bryson struck again in the fourth, ripping an RBI single to right to extend the lead.

In the fifth, Kyra Helton capitalized on a wild pitch, crossing the plate to give the Hawks a 3-1 advantage and they went on to post another 3-2 win.

Earning the start and the win in game two was Haileigh Boone, who pitched two innings, allowing just one hit. Abby Rutledge took over in relief, securing her second save with a four-inning performance, surrendering three hits while striking out five.

The Hawks will be on the road at Mount Olive for a conference doubleheader on Tuesday, April 1 beginning at 5 p.m.