Baseball Recap: Greene Central picks up 13th straight win on the road

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2024, 12:43pm

Baseball Recap: Greene Central Rams vs. Ayden - Grifton Chargers

In what's become a running theme this season, Greene Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ayden - Grifton Chargers an 11-0 shutout. Greene Central's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

Braden Burress made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Burress has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burress was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, Noah Uzzell was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Easton Creech, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Greene Central's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for Ayden - Grifton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.

Greene Central will be playing at home against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greene Central is facing Washington at the right time seeing as Washington is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Ayden - Grifton, they will head out on the road to challenge North Pitt at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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