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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

As if things weren’t already going wrong, Davie’s varsity baseball team allowed 26 runs in 11 innings to East Forsyth last week.
But even though things might look hopeless and gray, coach Joey Anderson is not about to give up on his boys.
“We’ve got to stay positive and we have to keep plugging,” he said.
East 15, Davie 3
The first meeting in Kernersville on April 8 was competitive for a short time.
Down 1-0, Davie responded with three runs in the third inning. With Brandon Forrest, Coy James and Drew Krause on base, Coston Colamarino slapped a three-run double to put Davie in front.
That was Davie’s only highlight, however. East stormed back ahead with a four-run bottom of the third and things bottomed out in the fourth, when East piled up 10 runs on six hits, three walks, a hit batsman and an error.
It added up to Davie’s worst setback since 13-0 at East in 2023, and it marked the most runs allowed since a 22-10 loss at High Point Christian in 2022.
While James’ hitting streak was stopped at 17 games dating to 2024, Colamarino (1 for 2) boosted his average to .333 (6-18). Also getting one hit were Logan Allen, Hunter Potts, Krause and Forrest.
East (15-3 overall) doubled Davie in hits and maintained a share of first place in the CPC. It also ended a five-game losing streak to Davie.
East 11, Davie 6
The War Eagles spiraled further the next day at home. A five-game losing streak is the longest tailspin in three years.
The game was all but decided in the top of the third. It was scoreless before East erupted for seven runs on five hits, two walks and an error.
The good news: The War Eagles did not go down meekly. They outscored East 7-4 from the bottom of the third on, including three runs in the seventh.
“We saw flashes of good things,” Anderson said. “In the last inning, I saw that pass-it-on-to-the-next-guy mentality.”
East only had one more hit than Davie. James (2-3, two doubles, three runs, two steals), Hunter Potts (2-3), Ty Sain (2-4) and Hayden Potts (2-4, triple) stroked two hits each. Krause (1-4, two RBIs), Corbin Angus (1-1) and Carson Queen (1-3) helped Davie finish with 11 base knocks. Unfortunately, Davie’s pitchers gave up 12 hits and 11 walks.
“We’re either pitching it well and not swinging it that well, or we’ll have one bad inning,” Anderson said. “It’s confusing because this is a very good team; I’ve said that since the beginning of the year. It’s a good group of guys. We’re just not putting it together as a team.”
Notes: East extended its winning streak to 11 and remained in a first-place tie with West Forsyth at 10-0. Reagan (7-2) is third in the CPC, followed by Davie (4-6) and Glenn (3-6). … Davie fell to 6-12 overall. … James posted his 12th multi-hit game of the year and lifted his average to .615 (32-52). … Krause has been reliable all season at .348 (15-43). … Sain capitalized on his first start, the sophomore first baseman singling twice, knocking in a run and raising his average to .416 in 12 at-bats.