Steele Canyon is 1-9 against Grossmont since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cougars will face off against the Foothillers at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Steele Canyon earned an 8-5 victory over Montgomery. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Andrew Bravo
| 04/17/25 vs Montgomery | 3 |
| 03/26/25 @ Madison | 2 |
| 04/19/24 @ Helix | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Classical Academy | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Granite Hills | 1 |
Andrew Bravo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Steele Canyon let Caden Davey and Julian Cervantes run wild. Davey went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Cervantes went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits Cervantes has posted since back in March. Jonah Arens also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Steele Canyon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Grossmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over Valhalla on Thursday.
Grossmont also got a great performance from Luis Camargo as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Camargo also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Foothillers are 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Holmes, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Grossmont's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Logan Struck, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Grossmont's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Steele Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Steele Canyon came up short against Grossmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
