Granite Hills waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Helix Highlanders 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Granite Hills, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luke Bailey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Vance, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Noah Figuered was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Helix's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hopkins, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Helix, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-14.
Granite Hills will be playing at home against Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Helix, they will head out on the road to challenge Steele Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Helix is facing Steele Canyon at the right time seeing as Steele Canyon is stuck on an 18-game losing streak.
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