Southern School of Energy and Sustainability extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 6-11 in the process. They lost 19-6 to the South Granville Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-4 on Tuesday.
Carlos Joseph was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
As for South Granville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On South Granville's side, Michael Moore spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Moore has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Granville got a massive performance out of Vani Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave Hernandez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samuel Fuller, who went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
As of now, neither Southern School of Energy and Sustainability nor South Granville have any future games scheduled.
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