Johns Creek had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Centennial Knights a 4-0 shutout. For the Gladiators, this counts as revenge for the 14-1 victory the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Not much got past Swara Khatri, who gave up just a hit to keep Centennial off the board.

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On the hitting side, Johns Creek's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addie Grindle, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Grindle has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Johns Creek will head out to face off against Northview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Centennial, they are headed away from home for the first time to take on Central Gwinnett at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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