The Ayden - Grifton Chargers will challenge the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ayden - Grifton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Ayden - Grifton didn't have quite enough to beat Princeton and fell 4-3.
Ayden - Grifton got a good showing from Slater Persinger, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Persinger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ayden - Grifton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two stolen bases. That home run marked the first that Wilson has launched this season.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Roanoke Rapids and Nash Central, and Roanoke Rapids kept the tradition alive. The Yellowjackets walked away with a 9-5 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday.
Roanoke Rapids' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Ayden - Grifton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
Ayden - Grifton took their victory against Roanoke Rapids in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 9-2 score. Will the Chargers repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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