Jordan-Matthews junior Lilli Hicks earns athlete of the week honors for the week of April 28.
In the Jets’ 3-0 win over Northwood in the first round of the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference tournament, Hicks pitched a perfect game (zero hits, zero runs and no batters reached first) and struck out 10 batters across seven innings.
Hicks has been exceptional this season as last week’s feat was her second no-hitter of the year. Against Bartlett Yancey on April 17, Hicks struck out 10 batters in five innings without giving up a hit, and two errors kept her from another perfect game.