The Argyle Scots will head out to face off against the Granville Golden Horde at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Argyle will be strutting in after a victory while Granville will be coming in after a loss.
Argyle is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Corinth a 13-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Scots in their matchups with the Riverhawks: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Granville didn't have quite enough to beat Salem on Wednesday and fell 5-4. The Golden Horde have struggled against the Generals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Lily Olsen spent all 5.1 innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Granville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Esmerelda Velez, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Ella Olsen was another, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Argyle's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Granville, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3.
Argyle was able to grind out a solid win over Granville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scots since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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