The Grimsley Whirlies will head out on the road to take on the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grimsley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Southwest Guilford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Grimsley came up short against Northern Guilford and fell 7-2. Grimsley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grimsley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clay Rosser, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford beat Northwest Guilford 7-2 on Friday.
Kaden Morgan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Robinson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Terry Sutherland was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Grimsley's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Southwest Guilford, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grimsley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Southwest Guilford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Grimsley might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Southwest Guilford when the teams last played on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morgan, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Grimsley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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