Lexington Outslugs White Knoll 14-9; Finishes Season Undefeated in Region Play

Lexington, S.C. -- Ryan Brown and Brand Camp collected three hits each and Nick Ciuffo, Dalton Addy and Cole McMillan added two hits each that helped top-ranked Lexington outslug White Knoll 14-9 in Region 5-AAAA high school baseball action at White Knoll Field on Thursday.

Lexington, which won its eighth in a row and finished the season 10-0 in league play for the second straight year, improved to 20-3 overall.  The Timberwolves fell to 9-13 and 2-8. Lexington closes out regular season play at A.C. Flora on Monday at 7:00.

Lexington rallied from a three-run third inning deficit on Brown's three-run double with two outs that tied the game at 8-all.  The Wildcats scored the go-ahead run on a passed pall in the fifth inning then added two runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh for a 14-8 lead.

Brown finished 3-for-4, scored three times and drove in three runs while Camp went 3-for-3, scored twice and had an RBI.  Ciuffo was 2-for-3, walked twice and drove in a run, Addy was 2-for-4 and scored three times and McMillan drove in two runs with a pair of doubles in five trips to the plate.

White Knoll got two hits each from Chase Huffstetler, Wesley Williams and Delvin Riley as part of its 12-hit attack.  Ciuffo and Brown extended their hitting streaks to 22 games as part of Lexington's 13-hit performance.

Elliot Lance (2-0) picked up the win in relief allowing two runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings.  Brandon Dickerson (2-1) suffered the loss in relief allowing six runs, two earned, on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Lexington 14, White Knoll 9
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Lexington........... 413 012 3 - 14 13  2
White Knoll......... 080 000 1 -  9 12  1
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WP - Elliot Lance (2-0). LP - Brandon Dickerson (2-1).
Lexington, Ryan Brown 3-4, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Brandon Camp 3-3; Nick Ciuffo 2-3; Dalton Addy 2-4; Cole McMillan 2-5.
White Knoll, Chase Huffstetler 2-4; Wesley Williams 2-4; Delvin Riley 2-3.
Records: Lexington 20-3, 10-0 Region 5-AAAA; White Knoll 9-13, 2-8.