It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ayden - Grifton can now relate to. They fell just short of the North Lenoir Hawks by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Ayden - Grifton's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Connor Loftin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On North Lenoir's side, Eli Kearney looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Crawford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Ayden - Grifton's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for North Lenoir, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
Ayden - Grifton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Lenoir, they will square off against Martin County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. North Lenoir's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Martin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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