Baseball Preview: Serra Padres vs. Granite Bay Grizzlies
The Serra Padres will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Serra put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Palo Alto as Serra made off with a 14-1 win.
Mason Wehmeyer tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Ian Armstrong was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Joey Damelio, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 11-9. With that victory, Granite Bay brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Jack Ghufran tossed a big game, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up six earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Jimmy Radler was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Straw, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Serra's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Granite Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Serra has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Granite Bay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Serra came out on top in a nail-biter against Granite Bay in their previous matchup back in March of 2015, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Granite Bay's Ryan Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run over eight innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Serra to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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