Baseball Recap: Grants Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Valencia	24
03/29/25 vs Kirtland Central	15
03/10/25 @ Santa Fe	11
04/08/25 vs Highland	10
03/29/25 vs Kirtland Central	10

There's no place like home for Grants, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Highland Hornets a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won nine matches by nine runs or more so far this season.

Grants pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9-1 record this season.

Grants will challenge Belen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least ten runs in their last three contests. As for Highland, they will face off against Valencia at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets are facing the Jaguars at the right time seeing as the Jaguars are stuck on a four-game losing streak.