Grants Pass is 0-10 against Sheldon since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Grants Pass Cavemen will be playing at home against the Sheldon Irish at 3:00 p.m.
Grants Pass might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-5 to North Medford, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Grants Pass has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Sheldon entered their tilt with Sherwood with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Bowmen on Tuesday.
Payton Burnham made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Burnham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Burnham was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Brooke Peterson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kinley Pappas, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Grants Pass' defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Sheldon, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Grants Pass suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Sheldon in their previous meeting back in April. Will Grants Pass have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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