Gray's Creek was the 7-3 winner over South View when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Gray's Creek Bears fell 6-2 to the South View Tigers on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Gray's Creek has lost by exactly four runs.
Gray's Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amaury Brockington, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On South View's side, Josh Pitts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Pitts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Ramsey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Koltyn Ziegler, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Gray's Creek and nudges their season record down to 12-7. As for South View, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Gray's Creek will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Jack Britt at 4:30 p.m. As for South View, they will head out on the road to challenge Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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