Grovetown waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 23 straight wins... but they left with 24. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rockdale County Bulldogs a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won 19 games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Josalyn Sergent, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Scarlet Gibb was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grovetown hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in 18 consecutive matches.
Grovetown's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1. As for Rockdale County, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grovetown will host Grayson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rockdale County, they will welcome South Gwinnett at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rockdale County has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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