The Grant Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Arleta Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Grant will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Grant will bounce into Friday's game after beating Monroe, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Grant's pitcher stepped up to hand Monroe a 5-0 shutout last Wednesday. While the Lancers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not much got past Damian Gonzalez, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Monroe off the board.
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At the plate, Carlos Garcia was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Garcia is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Carson Rinka also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Arleta narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Reseda 2-1.
Grant's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Arleta, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Grant was able to grind out a solid victory over Arleta when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 14-9. Will Grant repeat their success, or does Arleta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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