Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Legion Wins Again-Then Loses

Rocky Mount American Legion Post 58 disposed of Ahoskie Post 102 last night 13-2 in eight innings. Post 58 is now 5-0 in conference play with four games this week remaining against the teams that could dethrone them at the top spot in the league.

Tonight at 7.00pm Post 58 host arch rival Wilson Post 13. Rocky Mount has already beaten Wilson twice this season but Wednesday night Edenton Post 40 will be at Gryphon Stadium and next Sunday at 5.00pm Rocky Mount travels to Edenton for a 5.00pm doubleheader. Any combination of losses in any of these four games could knock Post 58 from the top spot.

Post 58 started a stretch of four games that could mean first place if they win two out of four, lose all four and they drop to third place. Tonight Post 58 held a 6-1 lead in the top of the sixth and give up six runs the most they have given up in any inning this year and lose to Wilson Post 13 7-6.

Matthew Berry had three rbi's while Collins Cuthrell, Kyle Norville and Michael Whitehead chip in a run batted in.

Avery Harper came in to pitch in the bottom of the fifth when Rocky Mount scored four times on starter Zac Lee and shut the door on Post 58. Kyle Shields came in in the eighth to finish of Post 58.

Spencer Bell gave 58 five good innings but ran out of gas in the sixth. Jeremy Trevathan came in to hold Post 13 after his first batter got a hit and eventually scored what was the winning run.

Post 13 had fourteen hits to twelve for Post 58. This loss Makes 58 5-1 in conference play. Wilson is now 4-2 and Edenton comes to Gryphon Stadium Wednesday night with a 3-2 record and they have one game left with Wilson and three with Post 58.

The top two seeds get home games in the first round of the playoff while the number three starts on the road. To say the least this game Wednesday night is huge.