Grantsville and Morgan squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Grantsville had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Morgan Trojans by a score of 7-5. That's two games in a row now that Grantsville has lost by exactly two runs.
Grantsville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Darrow, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Darrow has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jordan Fawson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Grantsville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morgan only tossed four.
This is the second loss in a row for Grantsville and nudges their season record down to 20-4. As for Morgan, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Grantsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morgan, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Emery at 1:30 p.m. Morgan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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