North Carolina High School Baseball - Carrboro defeats Granville Central
April 10, 2012: Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Spectators at Tuesday's league battle between the Carrboro Jaguars (Chapel Hill, NC) and the visiting Granville Central Panthers (Stem, NC), saw Carrboro's baseball squad knock off Granville Central by a count of 9-3.
Coming up next, the Jaguars play the Chapel Hill Tigers (Chapel Hill, NC) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, April 11. Carrboro will attempt to move on its 10-3 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 6-7 record after their 16-7 league win over Webb (Oxford, NC).
The Panthers now possess a 4-8 record. They take the field next when they host Cedar Ridge for a 2A/1A Carolina 12 battle on Friday, April 13. Granville Central will play a Fighting Red Wolves squad coming off a 8-2 league loss to South Granville (Creedmoor, NC). The Fighting Red Wolves record now stands at 7-8.
Game Summary
Stewart Powell and Jeff Strongoli, in the one and two slots in the order, went 2-4 and 2-3 respectively with two runs apiece to lead the Carrboro Jaguars over Granville Central, 9-3, at Carrboro on Tuesday. Jared Lennon went 2-4 with 3 RBI's to help lead the attack.
Jack Schaufler scattered 5 hits over 4 1/3 innings to pick up his sixth win of the season.
With the win, the Jaguars go to 10-3 overall, 6-2 in the Carolina 12 conference. Granville Central drops to 4-8, 3-4 in the Carolina 12 conference. The Jags have a 1 1/2 game lead over Durham School of the Arts, and a 2 1/2 game lead over Granville Central, for a playoff spot from the Carolina 12 conference.
