Gray's Creek is a perfect 10-0 against Seventy-First since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Gray's Creek Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Seventy-First Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Gray's Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Gray's Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Purnell Swett by a score of 15-10 on Tuesday.
Davis Reed
| 03/04/25 @ Purnell Swett | 8 |
| 02/24/25 vs Triton | 6 |
| 03/15/24 vs Lumberton | 6 |
| 02/27/24 @ Union Pines | 6 |
| 03/21/24 @ Jack Britt | 5 |
Davis Reed was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, Grayson Hulen was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. Gunner Sterling was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First came up short against South View on Tuesday, falling 15-5. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by exactly ten runs.
Seventy-First saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nasir Nelson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Gray's Creek's record now sits at 2-3. As for Seventy-First, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gray's Creek has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Seventy-First struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Gray's Creek's way against Seventy-First when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Gray's Creek made off with an 18-0 win. Does Gray's Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seventy-First turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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