The Greenfield Yellowjackets will challenge the South Fulton Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Fulton will be up against a hot Greenfield team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. The Yellowjackets were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over Clarksburg on Thursday. The Yellowjackets' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Trey Morris made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Greenfield got a massive performance out of Landon Clark, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caden Sparkman, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Greenfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clarksburg only posted an OBP of .292.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, South Fulton made sure to put some runs up on the board against Gleason on Thursday. The Red Devils were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Bulldogs.
Greenfield's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for South Fulton, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Greenfield was able to grind out a solid victory over South Fulton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 8-5. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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