Grand County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Monticello Buckaroo a 17-0 shutout. While fans of Grand County might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
hope Shumway made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Shumway has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Shumway was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grand County let Rhi Hren and Bailey Altoff loose on the outfield. Hren scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Altoff went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylin McCurdy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Grand County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Monticello, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Grand County will head out on the road to square off against North Sevier at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. North Sevier is coming into the matchup with three straight wins at home, so Grand County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Monticello will take on San Juan at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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