Baseball Recap: South Granville Wins Going Away Against Vance County

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/14/25 vs J.F. Webb	27
04/08/25 vs Vance County	16
04/08/25 vs Vance County	15
03/19/25 @ Durham School of the Arts	14
03/11/25 @ J.F. Webb	13

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Vance Charter, South Granville was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Vance County Vipers as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Evan Olson-Thornburg made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of South Granville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-9 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Greyson Vacher, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Tyler Matthews, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

South Granville hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vance County struck out nine times.

The win got South Granville back to even at 9-9. As for Vance County, they are on a 36-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.

South Granville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Louisburg on the 22nd. As for Vance County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 19-3 loss against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on the 25th.