The Grayson Rams will face off against the Grovetown Warriors at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Grayson is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Grayson's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past South Gwinnett 13-0. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Grovetown posted their closest victory since February 24th on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Archer 3-2.
Boston Rowan was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Grovetown's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Rowan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Rowan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Combs, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Grovetown hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Grayson pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Grovetown, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
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