South Garner waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Clayton Comets out 6-5. For South Garner, this counts as revenge for the 14-4 loss Clayton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Aiden Carroll was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Carroll was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Carroll wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Timon Jones, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Clayton's side, Dominic Pegues was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
South Garner has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Clayton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
South Garner will be playing in front of their home fans against Southeast Raleigh at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. South Garner is facing Southeast Raleigh at the right time seeing as Southeast Raleigh is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Clayton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fuquay - Varina at 7:00 p.m. Clayton will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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