Northern Guilford lost against Grimsley on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Nighthawks fell 4-1 to the Whirlies.
Northern Guilford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Ellis, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Northern Guilford has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Grimsley, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Coming up, Northern Guilford will challenge Marvin Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mavericks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Nighthawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Grimsley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 victory against Ragsdale on the 2nd.
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