The Notre Dame Titans will square off against the Granite Hills Cougars at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Notre Dame is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Thacher. Winning may never get old, but the Titans sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Granite Hills faced off against Lawndale on Thursday. The Cougars blew past the Cardinals 11-3.
Vincent Jarvis and Caden Wharton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jarvis struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Wharton pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Granite Hills is undefeated when Wharton allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-10 otherwise. At bat, Jarvis went 2-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI, while Wharton went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. Those three RBI gave Jarvis a new career-high.
In other batting news, Shane Vasquez was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Watts, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Notre Dame's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Granite Hills, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
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