The Halls Red Devils will head out to challenge the Grainger Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Halls is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
If Halls beats Grainger with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Red Devils beat West on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by nine runs or more this season.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Grainger and Claiborne, and Grainger kept the tradition alive. The Grizzlies came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday.
Grainger let Kade Lucas and Carver Turley run wild. Lucas went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Turley went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Turley has become a key player for Grainger: the team is 6-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-14 otherwise. Ty Collins was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Halls pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Grainger, their victory bumped their record up to 13-16.
Halls came out on top in a nail-biter against Grainger in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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