The Granite Hills Cougars will challenge the Citrus Hill Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
While Granite Hills didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Redlands on Tuesday. The five-run effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The team relied heavily on Isaiah Mayorga, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Billy Hukill also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.
Citrus Hill's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Rancho Verde on Tuesday. Citrus Hill's pitcher stepped up to hand San Gorgonio a 10-0 shutout. The Hawks have beaten the Spartans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Noe Mendoza was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Zamora, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Citrus Hill's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs over those games. As for Granite Hills, their record is now 5-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Granite Hills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Citrus Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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