Ashe County lost against Watauga last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ashe County Huskies fell just short of the Watauga Pioneers by a score of 2-1.
Jordan Tibbs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On Watauga's side, they got a great performance from Everertt Gryder as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Gryder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Watauga saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Critcher, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Ashe County's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Watauga, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
Ashe County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Central Davidson at 7:00 p.m. As for Watauga, they are on the road again on Thursday to play South Caldwell at 7:00 p.m. Watauga is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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