The Grove City Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Grove City's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Upper Arlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grove City proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past University School 11-9. Grove City's win was all the more impressive since the Preppers were averaging only three runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Upper Arlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olentangy Orange.
Grove City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Upper Arlington, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Grove City skirted past Upper Arlington 7-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds since the squad 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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