Granada Hills Charter is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Venice is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Granada Hills Charter Highlanders will take on the Venice Gondoliers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Granada Hills Charter: 1.9, Venice: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Granada Hills Charter will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 14) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Birmingham and snuck past 7-5.
Addison Moorman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lainey Brown and Malia Plourde did most of the damage at the plate: Brown went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs, while Plourde went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Annabella Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Venice can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They beat University by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 19-0. Give Venice's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Monserrath Zapata and Khalia Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Zapata struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Rodriguez tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Zapata went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Rodriguez scored four runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Sandy Carrera was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sanai Smith, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Granada Hills Charter is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. As for Venice, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Wednesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Granada Hills Charter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .400. However, it's not like Venice struggles in that department as they've averaged .535. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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