Baseball Recap: Providence Grove Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Providence Grove can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wheatmore Warriors by a score of 6-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Surprisingly, this marked the Patriots' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Canaan Sheppard

Runs

03/01/25 vs McMichael	3
04/29/25 @ Wheatmore	2
04/03/25 @ South Stokes	2
03/26/25 vs Southern Alamance	1
03/19/25 @ Chatham Charter	1
+ 3 more games

The team relied heavily on Canaan Sheppard, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Providence Grove: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Underwood, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Providence Grove's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Wheatmore, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.

Providence Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wheatmore: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.