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Clayton senior Jason Creay (W 2-0), a North Carolina State committ, limited Garner to just one hit while striking out four as the Comets blanked the Trojans 11-0 on Friday night at Trojan Park.
Clayton (7-3, 3-0) scored twice in the second off Danny Shortt (L 1-1), the Garner (2-4, 0-2) staring pitcher. With the bases loaded and one out, Matt Reid walked to bring home a run. It looked like Garner would be out of the inning with only some damage done as Shortt got a comebacker and went home for the second out of the inning and the relay throw to first rolled past the first basemen allowing the second Comet run to score.
Garner trailed by only two after the first three innings, but the Trojans missed a couple of scoring chances in the first and third after the leadoff hitter reached, Garner was unable to move the runner to second on a failed bunt which allowed Clayton to get out of the inning.
In the fourth, Clayton sent nine hitters to the plate scoring five runs (all unearned) in the fourth as Garner committed six of their eight errors in the fourth inning.
Clayton added a pair of runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to take the 11-0 win over Garner.
The Trojans are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Knightdale for a 7:00 first pitch.
JV Baseball downs Clayton
Garner used a six run first inning to propel them to a 11-4 win over the Clayton Comets. Brayden Sims did the main damage for the Trojans in the opening inning with a grand slam home run down the line in left.
The JV Trojans are 2-0 in league play and will travel to Knightdale on Tuesday at 4:00.
Varsity Softball rallies past Clayton
It took seven innings for Garner to solve the Clayton puzzle as the Comets took a 1-0 in the early stages of the game and kept that lead until the bottom of the seventh.
In that final inning for Garner, they tied the score at one and had a chance to win it with a runner at second. However, there were two out for Garner.
Shea Barbour got the big knock for the second game in a row as she knocked Kelsey Bryan home for the 2-1 win.
Garner (4-2, 1-1) will be back in action on Tuesday night at 7:00 when they travel to Knightdale.
JV Softball run rules Clayton
After a tough non-conference loss to Athens on Wednesday, the JV Softball team responded on Friday with a 12-1 bombardment of Clayton in five innings.
The Lady Trojans will travel to Knightdale at 5:00 on Tuesday.
Lacrosse Falls to Broughton
The Capitals took an early lead in the game and never looked back as they took a 5-1 lead into the halftime break.
After the break, Broughton exploded and defeated Garner at Trojan Stadium 16-2.
Defense kills Trojans in loss to Clayton
