The Santana Sultans will be playing at home against the Granite Hills Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Santana has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Santana took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Grossmont a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Aurelia Dawson's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Emma Schneider was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. McKenna Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Granite Hills' way against Point Loma on Monday as Granite Hills made off with a 13-7 victory.
Kaleigh Baugher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baugher has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Baugher was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariana Heninger, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Audrey Smale, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Santana's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-14. As for Granite Hills, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9.
Santana came up short against Granite Hills in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baugher, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Santana knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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