Baseball Recap: Person Rockets vs. South Granville Vikings
On Wednesday, Person never let their opponents score. They came out on top against the South Granville Vikings by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Person.
Keeghan Holmes and Dylan England made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Holmes struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, England didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Holmes went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run, while England went 1-for-3 with a home run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Camden Shaw, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On South Granville's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jojo Morris, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Person's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for South Granville, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Person will face off against Wake County HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Person is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for South Granville, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Carrboro at 6:00 p.m.
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