Pinecrest came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-1 to the Lumberton Pirates. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost nine in a row.
Pinecrest saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amaris Welch, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Pinecrest now has a losing record of 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pinecrest will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against E.E. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lumberton, they will welcome Hoggard at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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