Gray's Creek was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Pine Forest on Monday. The Bears' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 12-0 shutout. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 11-9 victory the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2025.
Cooper Long made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Long was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, KJ Jackson and Caden Caballero did most of the damage at the plate: Jackson went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Caballero went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Caballero a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dalton Williams, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Gray's Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pine Forest only posted an OBP of .348.
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| 03/02/26 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 02/26/25 - Away | 9-11 L |
| 03/20/24 - Home | 19-2 W |
| 03/23/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 03/09/23 - Home | 4-9 L |
| + 5 more games |
The win got Gray's Creek back to even at 1-1.
Looking ahead, Gray's Creek is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Southern Lee at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pine Forest, they will challenge Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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