ROCKY MOUNT – Rocky Mount Post 58 took a 10-0 victory over Ahoskie Post 102 in a Senior American Legion baseball game here Monday night.

Post 102 pitcher Judd Whitehead got out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the first inning. Whitehead induced a pop-out and a strikeout to keep Post 58 off the board.

Rocky Mount opened the scoring with three runs in the bottom of the second inning on a Bryan Allen two-run homer and a Travis Cobb RBI-single to give Rocky Mount a 3-0 advantage after two innings.

Ahoskie’s only threat came in the top of the fifth. With two outs, Brandon Matthews singled and went to third on a William Barmer double to left-centerfield. A groundout ended the inning.

Post 58 broke open the game with five runs in the bottom of the sixth stanza.

Thomas Evans had an RBI-single and Jeffrey Matthews hit a grand slam to give Post 58 an 8-0 advantage after six innings.

Evans had a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to end the contest.

Whitehead went five innings and suffered the loss while Lance Thomas threw the final two innings.

&uot;Before the game, I told the team this was an important game to keep our playoff chances alive,&uot; Post 102 head coach Randy Whitaker said. &uot;We only had three hits and you can’t win without hitting. We have to regroup and be ready for our next game.&uot;

The loss dropped Post 102 to 3-11 on the year. The Senior Legion team will play the Junior Legion team at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Post 102 will then host Kinston at 7 p.m. Saturday before traveling to Southern Pitt for a game Sunday, also at 7 p.m.