The Grassfield Grizzlies will venture away from home to face off against the Hickory Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Grassfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Oscar Smith as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Haley Trumbo, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. Hayden Russel also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Grassfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hickory waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with an 11-0 win.
Hickory's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Grassfield, their record now sits at 12-2.
Grassfield skirted past Hickory 8-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Grizzlies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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