The Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the Mendon Unity Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Griggsville-Perry will be strutting in after a victory while Mendon Unity will be coming in after a defeat.
Griggsville-Perry will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Routt Catholic, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tornadoes were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Rockets on Thursday. The contest marked the Tornadoes' most dominant win of the season.
Camp Point Central hit Mendon Unity with a eight-run fifth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 11-1 to the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Morgan Arnsman and Jillian Shaffer stepped up to the plate in a big way. Arnsman went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run, while Shaffer went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those hits were Arnsman's first of the season.
Griggsville-Perry's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Mendon Unity, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the loss, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Griggsville-Perry came out on top in a nail-biter against Mendon Unity when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tornadoes 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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