The home team had won the previous three meetings between Calhoun County and North, and Calhoun County kept the tradition alive. The Saints came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 11-7 on Monday. That's more bragging rights for the Saints, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chippy Ayon
| 04/28/25 vs North | 5 |
| 04/04/25 vs Williston-Elko | 4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Wagener-Salley | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Horse Creek Academy | 2 |
Wayne Farmer, Jr. and Chippy Ayon made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Farmer, Jr. pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ayon pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At the plate, Farmer, Jr. went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Ayon went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Farmer, Jr. has become a key player for Calhoun County: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-6 otherwise.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ayo James, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Calhoun County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-7 when he doesn't).
Calhoun County's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for North, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Calhoun County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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