It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Watauga can now relate to. They fell just short of the Davie War Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Watauga in their matchups with Davie: they've now lost three in a row.
Jameson Hodges put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hodges has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hodges was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Everertt Gryder was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Hodges wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Burroughs, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Burroughs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Greene, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Watauga didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Davie's side, Connor Berg tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
Watauga's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Davie, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Watauga does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Davie, they are on the road again on Friday to play Cox Mill. The last three games Davie has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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