Softball Recap: Greenbrier East Spartans vs. Nicholas County Grizzlies
In what's become a running theme this season, Greenbrier East gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Nicholas County Grizzlies as the Greenbrier East Spartans made off with an 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Greenbrier East.
Lily Carola made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Carola has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carola was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Gumm, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Hailey Ervin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Nicholas County's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Hamrick, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Greenbrier East's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Nicholas County, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Greenbrier East will head out on the road to take on Buckhannon-Upshur at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Buckhannon-Upshur will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Greenbrier East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Nicholas County, they will be playing at home against Liberty at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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