The Grants Pirates will face off against the Moriarty Pintos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grants' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Moriarty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grants is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Highland on Friday as they made off with a 28-5 victory. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Moriarty had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Tigers.
Evan Pacheco spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Moriarty is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Raiden Scribner was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Grants' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Moriarty, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Everything went Grants' way against Moriarty when the teams last played back in February of 2019, as Grants made off with a 12-3 victory. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pintos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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