The Greenon Knights will be playing at home against the Triad Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Triad took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Greenon, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Greenon finally turned things around against Catholic Central on Wednesday. Greenon was the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Catholic Central. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Greenon considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
James Holbrook and Jimmy Gill made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Holbrook pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Meanwhile, Gill pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. At the plate, Holbrook scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Gill scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Holbrook has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Houseman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Ian Edwards was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Meanwhile, sadly, Triad is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 games. They fell victim to a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of West Liberty-Salem on Wednesday.
Triad saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blayk Thomas, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Greenon's victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14. As for Triad, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Greenon's way against Triad in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Greenon made off with a 22-1 win. Will Greenon repeat their success, or does Triad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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