The Joshua Owls will square off against the Grandview Zebras at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Joshua has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Joshua is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 22 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Centennial on Friday. They lost 11-1 to the Spartans. The Owls have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
Joshua saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Proffitt, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Grandview came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They didn't even let the Wildcats on the board, marking their second-straight 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Zebras, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Grandview's win was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Joshua, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-9.
Joshua suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Grandview when the teams last played back in February. Will Joshua have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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