Baseball Preview: Bartlett Bulldogs vs. Granger Lions
The Bartlett Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Granger Lions at 7:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
After soaring to a ten-point win in their last game, Bartlett came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Milano by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Bartlett's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Granger was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Rosebud-Lott by a score of 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Marcus Martinez put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Chase Selucky made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Bartlett's record is now 9-11. As for Granger, their record now sits at 3-15.
Everything went Bartlett's way against Granger in their previous meeting back in March as Bartlett made off with a 9-3 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Martinez, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bartlett still be able to contain Martinez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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