Fox Creek edged Latta 3-2 in game 1 of the Class 2A state title series on Saturday, May 13, in North Augusta.
R. Gregory picked up the win for Fox Creek. He pitched the complete 7-inning game and allowed 2 runs and 6 hits while McLeod Carmichael was tabbed for the loss. He also pitched 7 innings and allowed 4 hits and 2 walks.
The Latta Vikings committed 4 costly errors in the game. Fox Creek committed only 1 error.
The Vikings took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with 2 outs when Cledus Williams doubled and picked up the first rbi and posted the first score of the game.
The score remained that way until the top of the third inning when Latta posted another run on the scoreboard when Cledus Williams singled off of R. Gregory that was answered by Fox Creek in the bottom of the third when H. Boyette singled in the first run for them.
A costly error allowed Fox Creek to post another run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
N. Williams connected for a double and a rbi off of McLeod Carmichael in the bottom of the fifth for the final score of the game.
Fox Creek’s N. Williams doubled and picked up a rbi in his 2 at-bats while M. Ray doubled in his 3 at-bats. H. Boyette singled and garnered a rbi in his 3 at-bats while H. Steger singled in his 3 at-bats.
The Vikings’ Cledus Williams singled, doubled, and picked up Latta’s 2 rbi in his 3 at-bats while Dylan Brewer, Russ Rogers, McLeod Carmichael, and Deonte Stanley each singled in 3 at-bats.
Latta will host Fox Creek today, Tuesday, May 16, for game 2 of the Class 2A state title series.
