The Oak Grove Grizzlies will square off against the Central Davidson Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Grove is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
Oak Grove's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past West Stokes 1-0. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by just one run.
West Stokes' batters probably weren't too happy with Mary Peyton Hodge, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up zero walks). Hodge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Oak Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harper Sugg, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Central Davidson ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Montgomery Central 8-7. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Timberwolves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Oak Grove pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Central Davidson, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Oak Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Davidson in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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