Grant is 8-2 against Monterey Trail since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Grant Pacers will head out on the road to face off against the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Grant hasn't scored more than two runs for ten games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
While Grant couldn't quite beat Monterey Trail on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 15-point loss they were dealt on Saturday. Grant fell just short of Monterey Trail by a score of 4-2.
Niko Hernandez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emilio Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Grant didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monterey Trail only tossed five.
Grant's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Monterey Trail, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
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