While it was Santana who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Granite Hills who put up more. The Santana Sultans fell just short of the Granite Hills Eagles by a score of 5-4. The loss continues a trend for Santana in their matchups with Granite Hills: they've now lost three in a row.
Aurelia Dawson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Santana saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Darrow, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Santana's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Granite Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Santana will head out on the road to take on Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Santana has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Granite Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Valhalla at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills is on a five-game streak of home wins, Valhalla a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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