Pinecrest came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the West Stanly Colts out 7-6. This was payback for Pinecrest, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Addison Roth was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Pinecrest is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for West Stanly, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
Pinecrest will head out on the road to square off against Hoke County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Hoke County: they have been struggling with ten straight losses at home, while Pinecrest has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. West Stanly will take on Piedmont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Stanly's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Piedmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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