Grantsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Ellsworth Panthers as the Grantsburg Pirates made off with a 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Grantsburg, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Ellsworth's part, Karli Gutting was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Delaney Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Grantsburg's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Ellsworth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Grantsburg is on the road again on Monday to play Turtle Lake/Clayton at 5:00 p.m. Grantsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Turtle Lake/Clayton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ellsworth, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Prescott at 5:00 p.m.
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