In what's become a running theme this season, South Granville gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs a 21-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but South Granville sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Georgia Preddy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Preddy has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Preddy was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Granville got a massive performance out of Tiatana Bates, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ayden Koonce was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
South Granville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Durham School of the Arts, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
South Granville will head out on the road to challenge Roxboro Community at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Granville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 15.9 runs per game this season. As for Durham School of the Arts, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Southern Durham at 4:30 p.m. on April 2nd.
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