Granite Bay came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Del Oro Golden Eagles. This was payback for Granite Bay, who suffered a 13-12 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jack Ghufran tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aiden Ricaurte picked up the save, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Tim Reed was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Del Oro's side, they got a good showing from Broc McReynolds, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Del Oro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Brown, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Granite Bay pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Del Oro, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Granite Bay will have a chance to go back-to-back against Del Oro: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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