The Granada Matadors will take on the Livermore Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granada's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Monte Vista.
Granada got a great performance from Ella Vonbergen as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. Vonbergen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Delaney Aumua
| 05/06/25 vs Monte Vista | 4 |
| 04/26/25 vs James Logan | 3 |
| 02/27/25 vs College Park | 3 |
| 05/15/24 vs Foothill | 3 |
| 04/23/24 vs Dublin | 3 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Delaney Aumua, who fired off three home runs and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Maddie Bittman was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one triple and one double.
Granada lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They are 7-2 when they post two or more home runs.
Meanwhile, Livermore made easy work of Dougherty Valley on Tuesday and carried off a 12-2 win. The Cowboys haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Kaci Norton tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Sophia Gerochi was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Laine Macosky, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one run.
Livermore's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Granada, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Granada hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Livermore struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Granada came out on top in a nail-biter against Livermore in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Matadors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cowboys turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
