After a string of four wins, Grove City's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Sharon Tigers by a score of 8-6. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Grove City of the 15-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Nolan Renick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Gubba, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Sharon's side, the team relied heavily on Santino Piccirilli, who fired off two home runs, four RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hayden Scarmack, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Grove City's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Sharon, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Grove City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sharon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mercer at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Sharon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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