South Granville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Southern Alamance Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but South Granville sidestepped Person for a 7-6 victory.
Brendan Chamberlain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chamberlain was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Michael Goss looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Chamberlain wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ricky Kern, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Kern has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Cooper Wilkins was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Southern Alamance put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Western Alamance 7-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southern Alamance.
South Granville's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Southern Alamance, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
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