The Grapeland Sandies are taking a road trip to face off against the Centerville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grapeland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Centerville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grapeland lost 8-1 to Lovelady last Tuesday. The Sandies have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Grapeland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Perry, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Gavin Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Centerville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past Latexo 11-0. Considering Centerville has won seven contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Centerville's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Grapeland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Grapeland couldn't quite get it done against Centerville when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 5-0. Can the Sandies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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