Grenada stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past the Olive Branch Conquistadors 10-2. Grenada had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Mary Taylour Wilbourn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Wilbourn has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Wilbourn was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Grace Ann Tucker was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Olivia Lashley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Grenada and bumps their season record up to 9-1. As for Olive Branch, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Grenada is on the road again on Thursday to play Lake Cormorant at 6:30 p.m. Grenada's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Lake Cormorant's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Olive Branch, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Center Hill at 5:30 p.m. Olive Branch is facing Center Hill at the right time seeing as Center Hill is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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