The Gryphons got timely hitting ten in all, help from the Knights in the field three errors causing five unearned runs and of course pitching. Hobbs Johnson didn't seem to have good stuff but when you look at the score sheet two hits, eight strikeouts and zero base on balls in six inning pitched. Comfortably a head by eight Kent Cox used Jeremy Trevathan in the seventh inning who kept the shutout in tact which is now three straight zero scores against Northern, Southern and Fike.
The Gryphons score in the third when Spencer Bell reach on a Knight error. Michael Whitehead singles and Bell scored on a single by Collins Cuthrell. Both Whitehead and Cuthrell scored on a double play try by Northern but they failed to get two outs and it was three to nothing.
Two runs runs scored in the fourth after Brandon Amerson singled Spencer Bell walked and both scored on a fly ball that was not caught in the outfield.
Thomas Berry got Rocky Mount first earned run off Brandon Denton when he sent a homer toward the Armory in the fifth. Brandon Amerson got his second hit of the night to drive in run number seven still in the fifth.
Collins Cuthrell open the bottom of the sixth with a single and came home on a Parker Helms double. Cuthrell had three hits in the game leading the Gryphons.
Fuller Weatherly had a double but never got farther than second and Andrew Smith had a single for the only two Northern hits.
The JV Gryphons won their first game of the year 5-3 over Northern, and softball lost to Northern by more than ten runs.
Rocky Mount starts the second trip around the conference Thursday hosting Nash Central
