In Friday's league bout, the Gray's Creek Bears (Hope Mills, NC) baseball squad overwhelmed the host Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC), by a score of 15-8.

Next up, the Bears encounter the Terry Sanford Bulldogs (Fayetteville, NC) in a Tri-County 6A/7A bout, on Tuesday, April 21. Gray's Creek will attempt to advance on its 11-8 season record. The Bulldogs enter the bout with a 14-5 record after their 6-4 league win over Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC).

The Rams (10-11) will now prepare for their bout against Lumberton (Lumberton, NC). The Pirates enter the Tri-County 6A/7A bout with a 5-12 record. In their last bout, Lumberton was overwhelmed by Scotland (Laurinburg, NC), 10-2, in a league bout.