GENTRY -- The Gentry Pioneers soundly defeated the visiting Patriots of Life Way Christian on Friday, scoring two runs in the first, another in the third and six in the fourth. Life Way's only two runs came in the fourth and sixth innings in the 9-2 game.
Ayden Smartt singled in the first and was brought home on a Myles McFerron line-drive single to center. Charlie Reams, pinch runner for McFerron, scored on a passed ball.
In the third, Smartt singled on a grounder to the shortstop and was brought home on a McFerron ground ball out into left.
In the fourth, Damon Phillips and Garrett Matthews, pinch runner for Bryan Davis who walked, scored on a line-drive single to right field by Smartt. Ben Philpott, who singled, was brought home when Dylan Rayburn singled to second. Smartt and Rayburn both scored on a line-drive double by McFerron into left field. Reams, courtesy runner for McFerron, stole third and made it home on a sacrifice ground ball by Sean Pierce.
McFerron, Phillips and Carlos Alvarez Del Castillo all pitched in the game, with a total of 11 strikeouts and six walks.
Smartt and McFerron led the Pioneers with three hits each. McFerron had four runs batted in and Smartt had two.
The Pioneers had 10 hits in the game; the Patriots had only four.
Greenland 15
Gentry 1
Things did not go so well on Thursday when the Pioneers hosted the Pirates from Greenland. Though Gentry scored the first run in the first and shut out Greenland until the Pirates tied things up in the third, from then on it was all Pirates as they scored another three runs in the fourth, five in the fifth and six in sixth to win the league game, 15-1.
Gentry's only run came when Smartt got on due to a third baseman's error, advanced to second on another error and later scored on a passed ball.
Gentry managed only three hits in the game. Greenland had 10.
Smartt, Phillips, Del Castillo, Jacob Lothes and Sean Pierce all took turns on the mound.
Sports on 03/08/2017