The Trojans rally for two in the seventh but needed three in the 4-3 loss to Fuquay. Hunter Brown takes the loss despite 5 innings of 4-hit ball as the Trojans can only muster a run on Matt Powell's RBI double. A genuine pitchers duel that turned on errors by both teams, 3 by the Trojans and 4 by Fuquay, including three in the 7th. Fuquay (5-0-1) strikes first, taking advantage of a Trojan error for a 1-0 lead in the first. In the second, Paco Martin nails the Fuquay runner at home to keep the score close. Garner (4-2) knots the game in the fourth when Jeremy Conyers is hit by a pitch and scores on Powell's RBI. The Bengals answer in the fifth on two Trojan errors to plate two for a 3-1 lead. Kevin Baker pitches an inning of scoreless relief and gives way to Philip Myrick who is touched for solo homer by Aaron Olive for 4-1 Fuquay lead. The Trojans go down fighting in the last inning. Paco Martin, Jackson Pleasant reach on consecutive Bengal errors and Martin scores on a wild pitch to make it 4-2. Another Bengal boot on Dillon Creech's hot shot scores Clint Clay, courtesy running for Pleasant to narrow the gap to 4-3 but the Trojans are unable to plate the tying run. Dillon Creech goes 2-4, Matt Powell 1-4 and Patrick Monahan 1-4:
| R | H | E | ||
| FUQ | 1000200 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| GAR | 0001002 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Junior team suffers first loss
Fuquay scores six in the 7th to blow open a close ballgame and send the Trojans to their first defeat of the CCSL season 8-1. Wil Norris holds the Bengals close for 4 innings, leaving trailing 1-0 and assisted by fine Trojan defense. Colin Perry makes two terrific outfield assists and Brett Bailey guns down two base stealers. Josh Randle first inning single and Seth Council's hit in the 3rd and a CJ Schmitt double are the only hits for the Trojans (6-1) get through Norris' day. Kevin McCreery pitches two innings of scoreless relief, aided by a terrific pick off of a Bengal at second and Bailey nailing a would be base theft in the sixth. Connor Torruella takes over in the seventh. The Bengals get two doubles and a single and two Trojan errors helps Fuquay bat around and plate six. In the seventh, Schmitt crushes his second double, a ground rule call as the drive to left bounces over the fence and scores on Perry's RBI single for the 8-1 final.
| R | H | E | ||
| FUQ | 1000016 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| GAR | 0000001 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
WP-Suggs, SV-Yarborough; LP-Norris (2-1)
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