Belton-Honea Path dropped their record down to 15-11 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Easley Green Wave by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bears have suffered since March 4th.
Belton-Honea Path saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Jenkins, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
As for Easley, the victory got them back to even at 12-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since April 1st.
On Easley's side, Colton Irvin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Irvin 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, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Easley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-12 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Aaron Tolbert was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Belton-Honea Path does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Easley, they will challenge Greer at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Green Wave are facing the Yellow Jackets at the right time seeing as the Yellow Jackets are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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