Glynn Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Brunswick Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Terrors, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Giovianna Smiley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Smiley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Glynn Academy got a massive performance out of Savannah Heilman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Heilman a new career-high in hits. Tessa Sidoti was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Glynn Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 58.3%.
Glynn Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. As for Brunswick, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-7 record.
Glynn Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brunswick: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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