Granite Hills won the last time they faced Santana, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Granite Hills Eagles had just enough and edged the Santana Sultans out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Granite Hills.
Granite Hills saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Smale, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Santana's side, Aurelia Dawson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk).
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Santana, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Granite Hills will be playing at home against Valhalla at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Santana, they will head out on the road to face off against Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santana is facing Helix at the right time seeing as Helix is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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