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The Trojans traveled to SSS to take on the first place Spartans, and it didn't take long for the Spartans to show why they are a great offensive team as Josh Holloman led off the game with a home run to give SSS a 1-0 lead.
Garner got the run right back in the top of the second inning as Hunter Brown led off the inning by reaching on an error. Jesse Fisher would come on to courtesy run for Brown and with one out, Pat Monahan laid down a swinging bunt and beat the rap at first to put runners at the corners. Phillip Myrick was next at the plate and with Fisher dashing down the third baseline, Myrick laid down a bunt to score the run and tie the game on the squeeze play. But SSS came right back and put a five spot on the board to make it 6-1 after two innings.
But give the Trojans credit, they didn't give up as they got two runs back in the top of the fourth. Ricky Martin led off the inning with a single to left. Hunter Brown then came to the plate and sent a ground ball to third. Josh Holloman fired to second looking to get Martin but he fired the ball into right field allowing Martin and Brown to wind up and second and third with no one out. Following a strikeout, Pat Monahan laced a double off the wall in right to plate two and make it a 3 run game at 6-3.
It looked like Garner would stay in the game as Trojan reliever, Jacob Baker got the first two outs of the fourth with no problem, but after a bunt single and a infield single SSS had a threat brewing, that's when Bryant Noteaboom homered to left to make it 9-3 Spartans and they never looked back.
Garner added a couple late runs including a solo home run by Jeremy Conyers to lead off the seventh, but it was not enough as the Trojans lost a tough one 11-5 at SSS. The Trojans are now 7-5 in the Conference as they host Southeast Raleigh Tuesday night at 7:00 at Trojan Park
GAR 5 7 3
SSS 11 10 4
Winning Pitcher: Tate Parrish - 5 2/3 Innings, 6 Hits, 4 Runs, 1 Earned Run, 2 Walks, 5 Strikeouts
Losing Pitcher: Matt Powell - 2 1/3 Innings, 4 Hits, 6 Runs, 5 Earned, 0 Walks, 1 Strikeout
Leading Hitters: GAR: Monahan 3-3 (2 1B, 2B), Conyers 2-4 (1B, HR); SSS: Brown 2-3 (2B, 1B, BB), Noteboom 2-4 (1B, HR), Mitchell 1-3 (HR)
JV Trojans Get Win over Spartans
The JV game between the two schools was played at Trojan Park on Monday afternoon with the JV Trojans as the visitors. But, it wouldn't matter as the JV Trojans picked up the 5-1 on SSS. Will Norris pitched a complete game giving up just one run and gave up just one hit. Scotty McCreery and CJ Schmitt both went 2-4 for the JV Trojans.
The JV team travels to Southeast Raleigh Tuesday afternoon at 4:00.
Long Ball and Good Pitching Leads Spartans Past Trojans
