Battery Creek hit Cross with a four-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Stingrays fell just short of the Dolphins by a score of 7-6. The Stingrays were not able to make up for their defeat to the Dolphins from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.

Ryan Mayers
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Ryan Mayers was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Mayers was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Ava Flavin made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Faith Gordon also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Cross' record is now 7-6. As for Battery Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Cross didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-6 loss against May River on the 27th. As for Battery Creek, they have also already played their next contest, an 18-0 victory against Orangeburg-Wilkinson on the 24th.
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