Bears
| 04/04/25 @ Douglas Byrd | 23 |
| 03/19/25 vs Douglas Byrd | 22 |
| 03/07/25 @ Seventy-First | 19 |
| 03/04/25 @ Purnell Swett | 15 |
| 04/01/25 vs Seventy-First | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gray's Creek). They never let the Douglas Byrd Eagles get on the board and left with a 23-0 win on Friday. Considering the Bears have won five games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Gunner Sterling, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Dalton Williams was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Gray's Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .633. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Gray's Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-11.
Coming up, Gray's Creek will take on Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Bears' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Douglas Byrd, they will challenge Cape Fear at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Colts have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season.
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