With a playoff game on the line, Davie rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Watauga Pioneers by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The victory was some much needed relief for Davie as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Connor Berg tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Davie's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Potts, who went 1-for-5 with two RBI.
On Watauga's side, Jameson Hodges was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hodges was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Everertt Gryder was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
Even though they lost, Watauga didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Davie's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Watauga, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Davie will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Cox Mill. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cox Mill: 3.9, Davie: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Watauga does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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