Griggsville-Perry is 0-4 against Greenfield/Northwestern since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes will be staying on the road to face off against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Griggsville-Perry suffered a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Calhoun.
Meanwhile, even though Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia scored an imposing 11 runs on Tuesday, Greenfield/Northwestern still came out on top. Greenfield/Northwestern won by a run and slipped past Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia 12-11. The win was just what Greenfield/Northwestern needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior contest.
Garrett Costello made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Costello was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Kohen Vetter was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Reif, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Griggsville-Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6-1 record this season.
Griggsville-Perry came up short against Greenfield/Northwestern in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 12-9. Thankfully for Griggsville-Perry, Brett Bilbruck (who went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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