Grandview proved they can win big last Friday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maypearl Panthers, sneaking past 6-4. This was payback for the Zebras, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
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Owen Moore made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. He is becoming a predictor of Grandview's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1-1 (and 4-11 when he doesn't). Moore was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Slinkard, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February.
The victory (which was Grandview's third in a row) raised their record to 7-12-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Maypearl, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4.
Grandview will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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