Grimsley had won three straight at home, but on Wednesday they bumped up to 17-3 to make it four. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Northern Guilford Nighthawks. The Whirlies have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Nighthawks, too.
Levi Ponder
| 04/15/26 vs Northern Guilford | 11 |
| 03/18/26 vs Southeast Alamance | 10 |
| 03/03/26 @ Southwest Guilford | 10 |
| 03/24/26 vs Ragsdale | 8 |
| 02/25/26 vs Eastern Alamance | 7 |
Levi Ponder made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Snyder, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
As for Northern Guilford, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Northern Guilford's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Parrish, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Grimsley and Northern Guilford should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Whirlies will challenge Dudley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (24 vs. 444). Meanwhile, Northern Guilford (ranked 138th) will meet Eastern Guilford (ranked 517th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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