Baseball Game Recap: Granite Bay Grizzlies vs. Whitney Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 12:54am

Baseball Recap: Granite Bay Grizzlies vs. Whitney Wildcats

Granite Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to the Whitney Wildcats, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Granite Bay of the 5-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Monday.

Granite Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Bystrowski, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

On Whitney's side, Corden Pettey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.

At the plate, Noah Warner was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jax Gimenez, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and a double.

Granite Bay's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Whitney, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.

While Granite Bay had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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