Grand County fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Gunnison Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs by a score of 6-5. Grand County's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Hope SHumway put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over eight innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Shumway was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Shumway wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rhi Hren, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Gunnison Valley's side, Maile Ha?O spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Maggie Bartholomew was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Atley Coates, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Grand County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Gunnison Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-11.
Grand County will be playing at home against Wayne at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Gunnison Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Monticello at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gunnison Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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