The Grenada Chargers will challenge the New Hope Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, Grenada made easy work of Lake Cormorant and carried off an 11-1 win. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Mary Taylour Wilbourn
| 03/20/25 @ Lake Cormorant | 11 |
| 03/18/25 @ Olive Branch | 16 |
| 03/11/25 vs Long Beach | 13 |
| 03/10/25 vs Harrison Central | 14 |
| 03/10/25 vs St. Benedict at Auburndale | 14 |
| + 5 more games |
Mary Taylour Wilbourn was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Grenada got a big performance out of Olivia Lashley, who scored four runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Lashley has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lillian Mattox, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Grenada kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, New Hope had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Green Wave 8-2.
Kaselyn Harcrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tatum McBride, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that she hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi McBrayer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Grenada pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for New Hope, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Grenada took their victory against New Hope when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 14-4. Will Grenada repeat their success, or does New Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
