Baseball Recap: South Granville extends home winning streak to three

By Team Reports Mar 27, 2024, 2:10pm

Baseball Recap: South Granville Vikings vs. Granville Central Panthers

South Granville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Granville Central Panthers an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for South Granville, who have now won five games by eight runs or more so far this season.

South Granville let Riley Newton and Brendan Chamberlain loose on the outfield. Newton went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Chamberlain scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Oliver Roberts, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

South Granville pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.7 runs. As for Granville Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

South Granville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Granville Central: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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