Gryphons
| 03/07/25 vs Eastern Wayne | 17 |
| 02/28/25 vs Beddingfield | 13 |
| 03/04/25 @ Tarboro | 9 |
| 02/25/25 @ SouthWest Edgecombe | 1 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rocky Mount). They never let the Eastern Wayne Warriors get on the board and left with a 17-0 win on Friday. The Gryphons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Christian Buck and Gage Mitchell were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Buck struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Mitchell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those zero hits allowed gave Buck a new career-low. At bat, Buck scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Mitchell scored a run and stole Three bases. The dominant performance also gave Buck a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other batting news, Jack McKellar was a standout: he scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Reed Stinson, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-2.
Rocky Mount always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Wayne only posted an OBP of .222.
The victory got Rocky Mount back to even at 2-2. As for Eastern Wayne, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
When Rocky Mount and Eastern Wayne next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Rocky Mount will try to stop Roanoke Rapids' three-game winning streak when they meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Eastern Wayne will challenge American Leadership Academy-Johnston and their six-game winning streak at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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