Granville Central made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Vance County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Vipers by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since February 27th.
Mariah Bullock was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Iyanna Hawkins was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Granville Central and nudges their season record down to 2-10-1. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Vance County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-9.
While Granville Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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