Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Southern Alamance walked away with it. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the First Flight Nighthawks 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since April 17th.
Southern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for First Flight, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4.
Coming up, Southern Alamance will take on Cape Fear on Friday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Colts have averaged an impressive 12.7 runs per game this season. First Flight does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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