The Sullivan County Griffins will head out to take on the Sayre Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sullivan County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
Sullivan County had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 23-run drubbing they dealt Sugar Valley Rural on Monday. The Griffins' pitcher stepped up to hand the Phoenix a 23-0 shutout. The Griffins haven't had any issues with the Phoenix recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Gabby Evans
| 04/21/25 vs Sugar Valley Rural | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Columbia Montour Vo-Tech | 3 |
| 04/15/24 @ Sayre | 3 |
| 05/17/24 vs Sayre | 2 |
| 05/02/24 @ Benton | 2 |
Sullivan County got a massive performance out of Gabby Evans, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Evans a new career-high. Kayla Fowler was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and three runs.
Sullivan County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sugar Valley Rural only posted an OBP of .182.
Meanwhile, Sayre was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to Canton. That's two games in a row now that the Redskins have lost by exactly ten runs.
Sayre saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raegan Parrish, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Zoe Ward also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Sayre's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Sullivan County, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Sullivan County's way against Sayre in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Sullivan County made off with an 11-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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