Fayetteville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Moore County on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, with their most recent loss being a 19-13 defeat on April 3rd.
Fayetteville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Atchley, who went 1-for-5 with one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Fayetteville and nudges their season record down to 11-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Moore County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-15-1.
Looking ahead, Fayetteville will face off against Huntland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers are facing the Hornets at the right time seeing as the Hornets are stuck on a four-game losing streak. Moore County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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