Grafton barely beat North Marion the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Grafton never let North Marion get on the board and left with an 11-0 win on Tuesday. With that victory, the Bearcats brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Grafton got a big performance out of Gracie Poling, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those hits marked the first that Poling got this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Shyann Trimble, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Bearcats
| 03/25/25 vs North Marion | 57.1% |
| 03/24/25 vs Lincoln | 32.1% |
| 03/22/25 vs Buckhannon-Upshur | 31% |
| 03/22/25 vs Parkersburg South | 30% |
| 03/20/25 vs East Fairmont | 37.1% |
| + 16 more games |
Grafton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for Grafton and bumps their season record up to 3-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for North Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grafton is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Fairmont Senior at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairmont Senior has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something Grafton will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Marion, they will head out to square off against Weir at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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