Baseball Preview: Grand County Red Devils vs. San Juan Broncos
The Grand County Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the San Juan Broncos at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Grand County comes in on seven and San Juan on four.
Grand County can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Duchesne as Grand County made off with a 17-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Grand County considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Trace York was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. York was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jt Dowd was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jason Mckinney, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, San Juan beat Bayfield 10-6 on Monday.
Like Grand County, San Juan also got a great game from a two-way player: Corbin Middleton. He pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Middleton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, San Juan got a massive performance out of Cooper Palmer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Brody Bilbao was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Grand County has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for San Juan, their record is now 15-5.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Grand County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. However, it's not like San Juan struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Grand County couldn't quite finish off San Juan in their previous matchup back in March and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Juan's Talon Mendoza, who struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Grand County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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