With a playoff game on the line, Brantley County rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Academy for Classical Education Gryphons a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Brantley County.
Tripp Hendrix made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hendrix has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hendrix was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple.
Hendrix wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Brantley County now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Academy for Classical Education, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-7.
Brantley County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Academy for Classical Education: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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