The Granite Hills Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Augustine Saints at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Hills: 2.3, St. Augustine: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Granite Hills scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on El Camino Real with a sharp 11-2 win. Granite Hills' victory was all the more impressive since El Camino Real was averaging only 4.08 runs allowed on the season.
Granite Hills got a great performance from Chandler Henry as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Henry has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Brenden Lewis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Tommy Entrekin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 8-4. That's two games straight that St. Augustine has won by exactly four runs.
St. Augustine also got a great performance from Michael Ivanjack as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Jonah De Perro picked up the save, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Thomas Carney was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Justin Heffler, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for St. Augustine, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Granite Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Augustine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Granite Hills came up short against St. Augustine when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 4-0. Can Granite Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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