Baseball Recap: Granada Matadors vs. San Ramon Valley Wolves
With a playoff game on the line, Granada rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the San Ramon Valley Wolves 6-4. Winning may never get old, but Granada sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Jake Sekany spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tommy Brown was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Tyler Kardy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On San Ramon Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hensley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Granada's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-1. As for San Ramon Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-10.
Granada will take on Dublin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dublin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for San Ramon Valley, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Castro Valley at 5:00 p.m. Castro Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so San Ramon Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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