Baseball Preview: Granite Bay Grizzlies vs. Jesuit Marauders
Granite Bay is 3-0 against Jesuit since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Granite Bay Grizzlies will face off against the Jesuit Marauders at 4:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Granite Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Rio Americano onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Granite Bay's victory was all the more impressive since Rio Americano was averaging only 3.62 runs allowed on the season.
Chase Bentley was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Bentley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bentley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jace Bystrowski was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brenden Pops, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Jesuit waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Gauchos. Considering Jesuit has won nine matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jesuit also got a great performance from Garrett Valdez as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Babb, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs. Sammy Kane was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Granite Bay's win bumped their record up to 20-9. As for Jesuit, they pushed their record up to 18-10-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Granite Bay beat Jesuit 15-10 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Bay since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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