Baseball Preview: Providence Hall Patriots vs. Granger Lancers
The Providence Hall Patriots will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Granger Lancers at 3:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Providence Hall will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Wednesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a tough 11-5 loss at the hands of American Leadership Academy. Providence Hall has struggled against American Leadership Academy recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Westin Willis and Mason Sackett stepped up to the plate in a big way. Willis went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Sackett scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson McDermaid, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Granger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of West Jordan by a score of 6-5.
Providence Hall's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Granger, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Providence Hall came up short against Granger when the teams last played back in March of 2020, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Providence Hall, Kaleb Breeze (who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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