Baseball Recap: Grant Victorious

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Previous 3 Games

04/04/25 - Home	7-5 W
04/02/25 - Away	9-1 W
02/14/24 - Home	4-4 T

While Grant's victory against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Lancers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Vipers 7-5. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-1 last Wednesday.

Damian Gonzalez made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Matthew Gonzalez and Carlos Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Matthew scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Garcia scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Garcia a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Jose Cuevas, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Grant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Grant has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Grant is set to take on their familiar foe Chavez at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lancers 2.8, the Eagles 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences will face off against rival Vaughn at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.