The Grant County Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Western Hills Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Grant County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Grant County had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Spencer County.
Grant County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Tucker, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Sustarich, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Western Hills entered their tilt with Model with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Patriots on Saturday as they made off with a 9-3 victory.
Chris Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Clark was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Grant County's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Western Hills, their win bumped their record up to 10-17.
Grant County couldn't quite finish off Western Hills when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Grant County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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