The Granby Comets are taking a road trip to challenge the Nansemond River Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Granby will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Granby had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 21-run drubbing they dealt Norcom on Friday. The Comets put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 22-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Comets considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Nansemond River fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lakeland on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 5-4. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Landon Pociask was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Buddy Baker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Konner Johnson was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Granby pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nansemond River, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-11.
Granby came out on top in a nail-biter against Nansemond River in their previous matchup back in June of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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