For the second straight game, Granite Bay will face off against Whitney. Granite Bay will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Whitney at 4:00 p.m.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Granite Bay turned things around against Whitney on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 9-8. The Grizzlies' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Logan Sanchez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Granite Bay let Andrew Jones and Jace Bystrowski run wild. Jones scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Bystrowski scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. What's more, Jones posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Adejare Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Granite Bay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Whitney is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Granite Bay, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-6.
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