Laguna Creek stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Grant Pacers a 16-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Laguna Creek has won by exactly 16 runs.
Jacob Halseth was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Halseth was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ty Collum and Ryan Eddy did most of the damage at the plate: Collum went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Eddy scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brendan Fitzgerald, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Grant's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Laguna Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Grant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Laguna Creek will face off against Downey at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Laguna Creek is facing Downey at the right time seeing as Downey is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Grant, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against River Valley at 4:00 p.m. Grant will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: River Valley will have lost four straight heading into Friday's contest.
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