The Grimsley Whirlies are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwest Guilford Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grimsley will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Grimsley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Northwest Guilford, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Grimsley never let Northwest Guilford get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday. Six seems to be a good number for the Whirlies as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Noah Christensen looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Grimsley let Levi Ponder and Sebastian Rodriguez run wild. Ponder scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That's the most runs Rodriguez has posted since back in March of 2024. Max Snyder also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Grimsley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest Guilford only posted a batting average of .000.
Northwest Guilford's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.25 hits in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Grimsley, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grimsley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northwest Guilford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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