Baseball Recap: Yorktown Tigers vs. Greenfield-Central Cougars
There's no place like home for Yorktown, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Greenfield-Central Cougars a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was a revenge matchup for Yorktown, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Jacob Grim was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Grim was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Grim wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Gibson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Greenfield-Central's side, Landon Brooks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Brooks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Yorktown's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Greenfield-Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Yorktown will be playing in front of their home fans against Daleville at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Greenfield-Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Delta at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Delta: 3, Greenfield-Central: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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