Grantsville was the 16-0 winner over South Summit when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Grantsville Cowboys fell just short of the South Summit Wildcats by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Grantsville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grantsville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Parks, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Grantsville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On South Summit's side, Toshlyn Louder spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Louder has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Grantsville has fallen quite a ways from their 27-4 record last season and are now at 3-7. As for South Summit, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Grantsville will stay at home for another game and welcome Union at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grantsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for South Summit, they will head out on the road to face off against Wasatch at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. South Summit is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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