Louisburg lost against South Granville last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Louisburg Warriors fell just short of the South Granville Vikings by a score of 4-3. Louisburg has not had much luck with South Granville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Louisburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Champion, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On South Granville's side, Ricky Kern was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Kern has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kern was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Louisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for South Granville, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Louisburg will take on Oxford Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oxford Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for South Granville, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Wake Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Granville's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Wake Prep Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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