Grant had lost eight straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-12-1 to make it nine. They lost 34-2 to the West Park Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 24-3 back in March.
Ahmarahzanee' Smith
| 04/22/25 vs West Park | 1 |
| 04/03/25 @ Cordova | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Antelope | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs McNair | 5 |
Grant saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ahmarahzanee' Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
As for West Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On West Park's side, Dominique Basubas made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Basubas was also big at the plate, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three).
In other batting news, Jenna Missio and Kayla Bowles did most of the damage at the plate: Missio went 3-for-4 with five runs, five RBI, and one double, while Bowles went 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five runs gave Missio a new career-high. Mady Schultze also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Grant will square off against rival Antelope at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, West Park is set to take on their familiar foe McClatchy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 4, the Lions 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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