Baseball Recap: Five Straight Home Victories for Gray's Creek

Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 @ Douglas Byrd	23
03/19/25 vs Douglas Byrd	22
03/07/25 @ Seventy-First	18
04/01/25 vs Seventy-First	10
04/08/25 vs Lumberton	7

Gray's Creek lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Lumberton, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's matchup. The Bears were the clear victors by a 14-7 margin over the Pirates on Tuesday. Considering the Bears have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Mason Barnes made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Gray's Creek let Cuyler Windham and Gunner Sterling run wild. Windham went 3-for-4 with six RBI and one double, while Sterling scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those three hits gave Windham a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Stanton, who scored a run while going 5-for-5.

Gray's Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .472. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lumberton only posted a batting average of .276.

Gray's Creek pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lumberton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.

Looking ahead, Gray's Creek will challenge South View at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Bears' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lumberton, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 21-1 victory against Seventy-First on the 9th.