Baseball Recap: Grand Oaks Victorious

Grand Oaks won the last time they faced Paetow and things went their way on Saturday too. The Grand Oaks Grizzlies walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Paetow Panthers.

Drew Johnson looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Lee Bull was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Collin Martin also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Grizzlies

Batting Average

03/08/25 vs Paetow	38.5%
03/07/25 vs Bridgeland	32.3%
03/06/25 vs Waller	30.4%
02/28/25 vs Strake Jesuit	21.7%
02/28/25 vs A&M Consolidated	36.8%
+ 4 more games

Grand Oaks was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.

Grand Oaks' record now sits at 7-5. As for Paetow, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8-1 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grand Oaks will host Cleveland at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cleveland's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Grand Oaks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Paetow, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Tompkins at 12:00 p.m. Paetow is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.