The Grand Terrace Titans will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grand Terrace is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against La Sierra. Grand Terrace came out on top against La Sierra by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday.
Noe Villanueva tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.
Conner Burns
| 02/19/25 @ La Sierra | 3 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Conner Burns, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Palos, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Grand Terrace always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Sierra only posted an OBP of .296.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Rancho Verde ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Citrus Hill, sneaking past 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Eli Draper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Draper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Abraham Manzo was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run. David Hernandez was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
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