Granite Hills and Cathedral Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Granite Hills Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Granite Hills heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Torrey Pines.
Granite Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Figuered, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 9-3 to Rancho Bernardo.
Trey Gudoy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run. Joseph Anderson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Cathedral Catholic lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. This was only their second loss (out of eight games) when they post two or more home runs.
Granite Hills' record now sits at 22-7. As for Cathedral Catholic, their record is now 23-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Granite Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cathedral Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Granite Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral Catholic when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-0. Does Granite Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cathedral Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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