It was a good run, but Gray's Creek unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lumberton Pirates. Gray's Creek was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lumberton apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Gray's Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Perez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Lepley, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gray's Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Lumberton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Gray's Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against South View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gray's Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so South View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lumberton, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 17-0 win vs. Douglas Byrd on the 18th.
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