Grant County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Villa Madonna Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Grant County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Simon Kenton on Thursday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers.
Grant County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Sustarich, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Sustarich has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Villa Madonna's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-0 walloping at the hands of Owen County.
Grant County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Villa Madonna, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-13.
Grant County took their win against Villa Madonna when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-1. Will Grant County repeat their success, or does Villa Madonna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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