Baseball Game Preview: Heath Bulldogs vs. Granville Blue Aces

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 2:16am

Baseball Preview: Heath Bulldogs vs. Granville Blue Aces

Heath is 2-8 against Granville since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Heath Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Granville Blue Aces at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Heath sitting on eight straight wins and Granville on five.

In what's become a running theme this season, Heath gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Northridge onto the board and left with a 14-0 win.

Jaiden Dansby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Dansby was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Heath got a massive performance out of Connor Corbett, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Conner Toomey was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.

Meanwhile, Granville was able to grind out a solid victory over Johnstown-Monroe on Tuesday, taking the game 10-5.

Heath pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Granville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Heath skirted past Granville 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Heath have another victory up their sleeve, or will Granville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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