Baseball Game Preview: Granbury Pirates vs. Azle Hornets

For the second straight game, Granbury will face off against Azle. The Pirates will head out to face off against the Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Granbury is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.

Last Tuesday, Granbury was able to grind out a solid victory over Azle, taking the game 9-5.

Levi Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February.

Kyler Crites

Hits (Career)

04/01/25 vs Azle	3
03/21/25 vs Saginaw	2
03/14/25 @ Fossil Ridge	2
03/06/25 vs Memorial	2
02/28/25 vs Mansfield Summit	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyler Crites, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Derek Marquardt was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Granbury pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Azle, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.