The Germantown Mavericks will take on the Grenada Chargers at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Germantown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Germantown needed a bit of extra time to put away West Jones. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Mustangs. The victory was nothing new for the Mavericks as they're now sitting on three straight.
Germantown's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Estes, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Will Sheehan was another, earning two runs and one stolen base.
Saltillo typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Grenada proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chargers have posted since March 1st.
Grenada pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Germantown, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Germantown took their win against Grenada in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Do the Mavericks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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