The Granby Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Great Bridge Wildcats at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Granby's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Norcom. The win made it back-to-back victories for Granby.
Anwynn Williams made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Granby got a massive performance out of Taylor Langston, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Langston has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Camryn Hamilton was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, everything went Great Bridge's way against Indian River on Tuesday as Great Bridge made off with a 14-2 win.
Jensyn Koonce tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Great Bridge got a big performance out of LB Scott, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gabbie Kleier, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Granby has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Great Bridge, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Granby's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. Granby has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Great Bridge, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Granby continue to outrun the ball?
Granby came up short against Great Bridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Granby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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