Grimsley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Southwest Guilford on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 3-2. The Whirlies haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jacob Benbow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Levi Ponder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Grimsley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Southwest Guilford, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Grimsley is set to take on their familiar foe Page at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford will face off against rival Ragsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cowboys 2.4, the Tigers 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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