The Granville Blue Aces will square off against the Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Granville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Buckeye Valley with a sharp 8-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Blue Aces as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon got the win against Utica on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Jagger Dohn looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon got a massive performance out of Zac Clow, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Nolan Hershberger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Mt. Vernon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Granville's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Everything went Granville's way against Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in April, as Granville made off with a 12-1 win. Will the Blue Aces repeat their success, or do the Yellowjackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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