Granite Bay extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 10-17 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Whitney Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 4-3 loss back in March.
Granite Bay got a good showing from Hunter Lawrie, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs Lawrie has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Adejare Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Jace Bystrowski was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Whitney, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.
On Whitney's side, Josh Mendoza was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. Charles Bacchus also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As of now, neither Granite Bay nor Whitney have any future games scheduled.
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