For the second straight game, Griffin will face off against Jonesboro. Griffin will welcome Jonesboro at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Griffin has now lost 15 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 19.
On Thursday, Griffin came up short against Jonesboro and fell 12-9. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly three runs.
For Jonesboro's part, Rashaun Kelly made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Kelly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Martrell Young and Jacob Daniel did most of the damage at the plate: Young got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Daniel scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most RBI Young has posted over his last 11 games. Edward Howell was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Jonesboro's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Griffin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
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