Lake Norman may have taken the inside track to the I-Meck 4A conference championship Friday.
The Wildcats beat North Meck 1-0 in a battle between the two preseason favorites.
Stacey Houser went 3-for-3 to account for half of Lake Norman's hits. Kayla Pine, Dominique Wilson and Mariah McGuffey also contributed hits, and Wilson drove in Lake Norman's run.
Pine improved to 3-0 on the mound with another sharp performance. She struck out six batters while allowing three hits in seven innings.
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