It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Granville had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Mechanicville Red Raiders by a score of 10-5. That's two games straight that the Golden Horde have won by exactly five runs.
Jack Best
| 05/20/26 @ Mechanicville | 5 |
| 05/08/26 @ Hadley Luzerne | 11 |
| 05/01/26 @ North Warren Central | 11 |
| 04/15/26 vs Corinth | 10 |
| 04/01/26 vs Hudson Falls | 6 |
Jack Best was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Granville got a big performance out of Kole Plude, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Plude a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Woodruff, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Granville and bumps their season record up to 10-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Mechanicville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
As of now, neither Granville nor the Red Raiders have any future games scheduled.
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