The Granite Bay Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Granite Bay managed to slip by Oakmont the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Granite Bay lost 13-4 to Oakmont on Monday. The loss was the Grizzlies' first of the season.
Granite Bay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tim Ayers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Ayers a new career-high in hits.
Meanwhile, Franklin earned a 4-1 win over Oak Ridge on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Dylan Wood tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Franklin hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Ridge struck out 12 times.
Franklin's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Granite Bay, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
Granite Bay skirted past Franklin 11-9 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Does Granite Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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