The Grand County Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the San Juan Broncos at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Grand County's win against North Sevier wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Red Devils skirted past the Wolves 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Devils have posted against the Wolves since April 8, 2016.
Grand County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace York, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, San Juan had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over Kirtland Central. San Juan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Baylor Nielson looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Brody Bilbao was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Branten Bethea, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
San Juan pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Grand County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Grand County came up short against San Juan in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 5-2. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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