HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point Rockers jumped on top early and never took their foot off the gas pedal in defeating the Gastonia Ghost Peppers 8-1 in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the Atlantic League’s South Division Playoffs on Thursday night at Truist Point.

The Rockers will now move on to face the York Revolution in the League Championship Series which begins at York on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The championship series will feature the two teams that finished with the best full season record in the Atlantic League at 74-52.

The Rockers took a 2-0 lead in the first when Drew Mendoza singled to left and came around to score on Evan Edwards’ triple to right field. Alex Dickerson followed with a soft single to center to bring home Edwards.

High Point grew its lead to 3-0 in the second inn

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