Softball Game Preview: Granite Hills Eagles vs. West Hills Wolf Pack

The Granite Hills Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the West Hills Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Granite Hills couldn't beat Steele Canyon on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fifth inning. The Eagles fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 7-6. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Kaleigh Baugher

Base on Balls Against

05/09/25 vs Steele Canyon	1
05/07/25 @ Santana	1
05/02/25 vs Valhalla	0

Kaleigh Baugher put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.

Baugher wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Wells, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs. Another was Ariana Heninger, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for West Hills' offense. They fell just short of Canyon Hills by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. The shutout was out of character for the Wolf Pack seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.

Ava Goodman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks.

Granite Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-16-1. As for West Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9-1.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Granite Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Granite Hills couldn't quite finish off West Hills when the teams last played back in April and fell 8-6. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.