Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia came into Thursday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes on Thursday as the Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans made off with an 11-1 victory. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Evan Bell and Grant Fricke made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Bell pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Fricke tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Bell scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Fricke scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gameli White, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Cooper Parrish was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Griggsville-Perry's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Rush, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Griggsville-Perry, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia will stay at home for another game and welcome Greenfield/Northwestern at 10:00 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. Greenfield/Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Griggsville-Perry, they will head out on the road to face off against Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.17 runs per game on average), something Griggsville-Perry will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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