Baseball Recap: Granite Hills Eagles vs. Steele Canyon Cougars
Granite Hills scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Steele Canyon Cougars with a sharp 23-5 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Rowan Haynes led a balanced Eagles bullpen and tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Haynes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tommy Entrekin was a standout: he went 4-for-6 with seven RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Smith, who scored five runs while going 4-for-5.
On Steele Canyon's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Greyson Tamborski, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gabe Celaya, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Granite Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Steele Canyon, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20.
Granite Hills will head out on the road to face off against Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Helix's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Steele Canyon, they will head out on the road to take on Grossmont at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Grossmont is coming into the contest with five straight defeats at home, meaning Steele Canyon will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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