The Granite Bay Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Oakmont Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Granite Bay's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Oakmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Granite Bay unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Woodcreek by a score of 4-3.
Granite Bay got a good showing from Peter Caldera, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Granite Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Straw, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Granite Bay didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Oakmont ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Downey 6-5.
Oakmont got a big performance out of Gabe Carrillo, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Prado, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Granite Bay fell to 5-1. As for Oakmont, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Granite Bay suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Oakmont when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Granite Bay, Kurt Marton (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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