Grape Creek had lost five straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 1-9-1 to make it six. They lost 15-0 to the Wall Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 28-0 on Thursday.
As for Wall, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Wall's part, Kellan Oliver made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Oliver was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Jeys, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last five contests. Kalan Sanders also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Grape Creek will challenge rival Jim Ned at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Wall is set to face off against their familiar foe Merkel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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