Softball Preview: Steele Canyon Cougars vs. Granite Hills Eagles
Steele Canyon and Granite Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Steele Canyon Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Granite Hills Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Steele Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Granite Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Steele Canyon had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Valhalla.
Steele Canyon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tevia Cohen, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Helix 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Granite Hills.
Kaleigh Baugher and Peyton Wells were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Baugher tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wells tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Baugher has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Baugher went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Wells scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Mujica, who fired off three home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. Sofia Mujica was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Steele Canyon's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5-1. As for Granite Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Steele Canyon hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Granite Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Steele Canyon skirted past Granite Hills 7-6 in their previous matchup on April 11th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Granite Hills' Mia Downes, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Steele Canyon still be able to contain Downes? There's only one way to find out.
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