Baseball Recap: South Granville Vikings vs. Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs
South Granville entered their tilt with Durham School of the Arts with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday. Ten seems to be a good number for South Granville as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ricky Kern and Brendan Chamberlain were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kern pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Chamberlain tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Kern went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI, while Chamberlain scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Michael Goss looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Oliver Roberts and Riley Newton did most of the damage at the plate: Roberts scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Newton scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Luke Gleason was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
South Granville's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Durham School of the Arts, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
South Granville will head out on the road to challenge Durham School of the Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Granville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Durham School of the Arts, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Riverside-Durham at 6:00 p.m.
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