The Grimsley Whirlies will head out to square off against the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grimsley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Southwest Guilford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Grimsley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Forsyth 5-3.
Sebastian Rodriguez was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Davis Cook also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Rodriguez wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Grimsley lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford entered their contest against East Forsyth on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cowboys lost 13-2 to the Eagles. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cowboys, who until this game were averaging 2.47 runs allowed.
Southwest Guilford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Sutherland, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Grimsley's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southwest Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
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