Grimsley is 9-1 against Page since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Grimsley Whirlies will head out on the road to challenge the Page Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Grimsley will be strutting in after a victory while Page will be coming in after a defeat.
If Grimsley beats Page with five runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Grimsley walked away with a 5-1 win over Eastern Alamance on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grimsley.
Noah Christensen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Holden Barnwell, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Clay Rosser, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Page came up short against Eastern Randolph on Wednesday and fell 7-4. Page has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Page saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Main, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Grimsley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Page, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grimsley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Page struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Grimsley beat Page 5-1 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grimsley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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