The Granite Bay Grizzlies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rocklin Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Granite Bay will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Friday, Granite Bay beat Folsom 6-2.
Parker Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tim Reed was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rocklin was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Whitney by a score of 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rocklin.
Rocklin also let their pitcher toss all five innings played and he was also dialed-in: Daniel Panteloglow gave up one run (which was unearned) on one hit.
On the hitting side, Rocklin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Ueltzen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cash Brennan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Granite Bay pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rocklin, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 18-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Granite Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rocklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Granite Bay took their win against Rocklin in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Does Granite Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocklin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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