Granger is 0-10 against Cyprus since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Granger Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Cyprus Pirates at 3:30 p.m.
Granger lost 10-2 to Taylorsville on Friday. Granger has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Granger saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taufa Tonga, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles. Tonga has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Cyprus had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They blew past the Warriors 10-1. Considering Cyprus has won eight games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Densley and Easton Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Densley scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Anderson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Cody Densley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Granger's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Cyprus, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Granger has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cyprus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Granger came up short against Cyprus in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Granger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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