The Gray's Creek Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Gray's Creek's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
Gray's Creek made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Purnell Swett, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Gray's Creek put the hurt on Purnell Swett with a sharp 14-2 win on Tuesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Hannah Welsh made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Welsh was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jazelle Young, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Amber Miller was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Gray's Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Laney came up short against South Central on Tuesday and fell 9-6. The loss was the Buccaneers' first of the season.
Laney's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Gray's Creek, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Gray's Creek might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Laney in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Gray's Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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