Softball Recap: Granite Hills Eagles vs. Santana Sultans
Granite Hills won the last time they faced Santana, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Granite Hills Eagles had just enough and edged the Santana Sultans out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Granite Hills.
Granite Hills saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Smale, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Santana's side, Aurelia Dawson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk).
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Santana, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Granite Hills will be playing at home against Valhalla at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Santana, they will head out on the road to face off against Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santana is facing Helix at the right time seeing as Helix is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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