The Granger Lions will take on the Comfort Bobcats/Deer in a tournament on Friday. Comfort took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Granger, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Granger got the win against Bruceville-Eddy by a conclusive 23-1.
Arianna Herrera was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Herrera was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Skyla Thorson, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and two triples. Another player making a difference was Abi Crouch, who fired off four doubles, three runs, and two RBI while going 4-for-4.
Granger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .658. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Comfort was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Johnson City, falling 8-0.
Comfort saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hope Van Geffen, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Raquelle Ibarra also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
The win got Granger back to even at 1-1. As for Comfort, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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