Softball Recap: Granite Hills Takes Down Santa Rosa Academy in a Playoff Battle

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/25/25 vs Victor Valley	15
04/18/25 vs Adelanto	15
04/11/25 @ Silverado	13
04/23/25 @ Victor Valley	12
04/04/25 @ Barstow	10

Granite Hills had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They were the clear victors by a 17-11 margin over the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers on Thursday. Considering the Cougars have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Britney Zuniga was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Zuniga was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs.

In other batting news, Emily Marks was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Mylie Shepard, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and three RBI.

Granite Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santa Rosa Academy only posted an OBP of .415.

Granite Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.

Coming up, Granite Hills will challenge Ramona Convent at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. Santa Rosa Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.