The Grant Pacers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the West Campus Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Grant has now lost 19 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 14.
Last Friday, Grant came up short against Colfax and fell 7-4.
Rob Cortez put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Cortez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Cortez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Niko Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Hernandez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, West Campus' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burbank.
Grant's defeat dropped their record down to 1-23. As for West Campus, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11-1.
Grant took their win against West Campus in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Grant repeat their success, or does West Campus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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