Whirlies
| 03/28/25 vs Ragsdale | 8-3 |
| 03/26/25 @ Southeast Alamance | 4-2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Ragsdale | 6-1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Western Guilford | 18-0 |
| 03/18/25 @ Western Guilford | 11-0 |
| + 6 more games |
Grimsley had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Ragsdale Tigers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-1 last Tuesday.
Jacob Benbow tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, Grimsley got a big performance out of Levi Ponder, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Gabe Doolen was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one double, and one RBI.
Grimsley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ragsdale only posted a batting average of .200.
Grimsley pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Ragsdale, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Grimsley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 defeat against Southwest Guilford on the 1st. As for Ragsdale, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 6-3 loss against Northwest Guilford on the 1st.
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