Baseball Preview: Granite Bay Grizzlies vs. Archbishop Mitty Monarchs
The Granite Bay Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Granite Bay sitting on five straight wins and Archbishop Mitty on three.
Granite Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Elk Grove out 4-3.
Chase Bentley made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Bentley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bentley was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Bentley wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peter Caldera, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base. Caldera has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty earned a 6-2 victory over St. Ignatius College Preparatory on Saturday.
Luka Pintar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Tanner Kern and Nico Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Kern went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Makoa Sniffen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Granite Bay has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Archbishop Mitty, their record is now 19-12-1.
Granite Bay couldn't quite finish off Archbishop Mitty in their previous meeting back in June of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can Granite Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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