The Graham G-Men will face off against the Richlands Blue Tornado at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Graham will be strutting in after a victory while Richlands will be coming in after a defeat.
Graham is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Bluefield on Wednesday as they made off with an 11-1 win. The G-Men not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 13, 2024.
Grady Mullins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Mullins was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Tristan Shupe was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases. That run marked the first that he scored this season. Another player making a difference was Brayden Wooldridge, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Graham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Richlands scored first but ultimately less than Lebanon in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pioneers, falling 14-8. The Blue Tornado haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Parker Ryder and Parker Spencer stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ryder scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Spencer scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Perkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Richlands' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Graham, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-5.
Graham suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Richlands when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the G-Men have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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