Grayson County is a perfect 10-0 against Bland County since June of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bears at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Grayson County's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Bland County has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Grayson County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Giles. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by nine runs or more this season.
Makray Goad
| 04/15/25 vs Giles | 10 |
| 03/21/25 @ Giles | 9 |
| 04/04/25 @ Auburn | 6 |
| 03/25/25 @ Bland County | 3 |
| 03/17/25 vs Holston | 3 |
Makray Goad made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Grayson County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, Zach Weatherman and Mav Goad did most of the damage at the plate: Weatherman went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while Mav went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Goad is becoming a predictor of Grayson County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Mac Goad was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Grayson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Giles only posted an OBP of .118.
Meanwhile, Bland County came up short against Eastern Montgomery on Thursday, falling 9-2.
Grayson County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Grayson County's way against Bland County in their previous matchup back in March, as Grayson County made off with an 18-9 victory. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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