After two games on the road, Granite Hills is heading back home. They will take on the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Hills: 3.9, Santana: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Granite Hills beat El Capitan 6-2.
Kaleigh Baugher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Sofia Mujica was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Ariana Heninger was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Santana's offense. They fell just short of Steele Canyon by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Santana's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Santana also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Aurelia Dawson gave up just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. It was the first time this season that Dawson tossed five or more strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Santana saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Sowinski, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Santana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory got Granite Hills back to even at 7-7. As for Santana, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Granite Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Santana in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Granite Hills repeat their success, or does Santana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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