Baseball Recap: Grant Cougars vs. Anacoco Indians
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Grant ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Anacoco Indians 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Connor Rosenburg made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Rosenburg has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rosenburg was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Rosenburg wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Nation, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Cole Pepiton was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Anacoco's side, Xzaiver Matthews made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Scott, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Even though they lost, Anacoco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grant only tossed four.
Grant pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Anacoco, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Grant will head out on the road to challenge Winnfield at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Anacoco, they will be playing at home against DeQuincy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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