For the second straight game, South Granville will face off against Louisburg. The Vikings will challenge the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. South Granville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
South Granville proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Louisburg 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.
Cooper Wilkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, South Granville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Olson-Thornburg, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
South Granville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Louisburg, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
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