Grossmont had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 11-17 to make it six. They lost 18-2 to the Helix Scotties. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Scotties this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-7 defeat two weeks ago.
Trey Crawford made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.
As for Helix, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
On Helix's side, Romeo Briones made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Briones is becoming a predictor of Helix's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 8-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't). Briones was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other pitching news, Braydon Rehbein looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Kie Smith and Ben Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Smith got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs, while Williams went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Smith has become a key player for Helix: the team is 8-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 9-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Martinez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI.
As of now, neither Grossmont nor Helix have any future games scheduled.
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