Granada is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while St. Mary is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Granada Matadors will take on the St. Mary's Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Granada: 1.8, St. Mary's: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Granada is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand De La Salle a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Parker Warner, who gave up just four hits to keep De La Salle off the board. Warner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tommy Brown was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's faced Archbishop Mitty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. St. Mary's sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over Archbishop Mitty. That's two games straight that St. Mary's has won by just one run.
Dax Hardcastle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hardcastle was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rolen Reyes was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Brayden Wilson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Granada's victory bumped their record up to 31-1. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Granada has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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