Ashe County extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 10-14 in the process. They lost 12-1 to the Watauga Pioneers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, with their most recent loss being a 9-3 defeat last Thursday.
Ashe County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Gilley, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Watauga, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games.
On Watauga's side, Everett Gryder looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Gryder has become a key player for the Pioneers: the team is 7-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-10 otherwise.
At the plate, Dillon Zaragoza was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Greene, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
As of now, neither Ashe County nor Watauga have any future games scheduled.
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