Baseball Game Preview: Grayville Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:56am

Baseball Preview: Grayville Bison vs. Carmi-White County Bulldogs

Grayville is 0-3 against Carmi-White County since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grayville Bison will be staying on the road to face off against the Carmi-White County Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.

Grayville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Waltonville on Monday. They lost 13-0 to the Spartans.

Meanwhile, Carmi-White County was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairfield on Thursday, taking the game 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carmi-White County.

Gavin Holoman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Holoman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Holoman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Maxon Odaniel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Trayton Vickers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Grayville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Carmi-White County, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.

Grayville suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Carmi-White County when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Grayville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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