Softball Recap: Gray's Creek Bears vs. Lumberton Pirates
After a string of three wins, Gray's Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lumberton Pirates by a score of 12-11. Gray's Creek has not had much luck with Lumberton recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Amariya Green made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Roshell Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Lumberton's side, Alyssa Stone and Aniya Merritt did most of the damage at the plate: Stone went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Merritt scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiara Stueck, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Gray's Creek's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6. As for Lumberton, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Gray's Creek will take on South View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lumberton, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Cape Fear, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Cape Fear knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Lumberton likes a good challenge.
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