Baseball Game Preview: Grant Pacers vs. Sacramento Dragons

Pacers

Runs

02/21/25 vs Center	8
02/20/25 vs Destiny Christian Academy	1
02/12/25 vs Marysville	3
02/11/25 vs Johnson	19

The Grant Pacers will take on the Sacramento Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Grant is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 10-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Center. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pacers have suffered since April 9, 2024.

Grant saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Oswaldo Flores also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Sacramento was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 11-2 to Mesa Verde. The loss was the Dragons' first of the season.

Jaylen Crump was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Crump was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

Having lost for the first time this season, Sacramento fell to 3-1. As for Grant, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grant has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sacramento struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Grant came up short against Sacramento when the teams last played back in March of 2015, falling 7-4. Will Grant have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.