Pine Forest is 1-9 against Gray's Creek since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pine Forest Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Gray's Creek Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Pine Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 15-9 defeat to Harnett Central might stick with them for a while.
Landon Thompson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayhlen Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gray's Creek waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 7-3.
Mason Barnes made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Barnes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barnes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Peyton Stanton was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a double. Matthew Perez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Pine Forest's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Gray's Creek, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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