Baseball Game Preview: Taylorsville Warriors vs. Granger Lancers

Taylorsville is 9-1 against Granger since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Warriors will welcome the Lancers at 3:30 p.m. Taylorsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Taylorsville will bounce into Monday's match after beating Cyprus, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pirates on Friday, sneaking past 9-8. The game was the first time the Warriors have beaten the Pirates on their field since April 15, 2022.

Alexander Mauger looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Taylorsville's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 6-13 when he doesn't).

Logan Bertagnolli

Hits

05/02/25 @ Cyprus	4
04/16/25 vs Kearns	3
04/15/25 @ Kearns	3
04/30/25 vs Cyprus	2
04/25/25 vs Murray	2
+ 10 more games

At the plate, Taylorsville's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Bertagnolli, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, two RBI, and one run. Bertagnolli has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 5-14 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Granger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Providence Hall.

Granger's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Taylorsville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.

Everything went Taylorsville's way against Granger in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Taylorsville made off with a 10-2 win. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.