There's no place like home for Gananda Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sodus Spartans on Monday and snuck past 5-4. This was payback for Gananda Central, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Cooper Grassel looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Owen Switzer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Sodus' side, Logan Bulman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Bulman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sodus saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Orbaker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Sodus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gananda Central only tossed four.
Gananda Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sodus, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Gananda Central will head out on the road to challenge Sodus at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sodus: 2.9, Gananda Central: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sodus, they will head out on the road to face off against East Rochester at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Sodus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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