The Granada Hills Charter Highlanders will face off against the Hart Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granada Hills Charter is returning to their home field after beating Birmingham on theirs, despite the fact Birmingham has dominated at home this season. The Highlanders came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 5-1 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Hart had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Cowboys as they made off with an 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Hart got a great performance from Mason Cummings as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Cummings also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Hawks are 7-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Anthony Cavarretta was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Brady Werther was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs.
Hart kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Granada Hills Charter has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Hart, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
Granada Hills Charter couldn't quite finish off Hart in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 6-4. Will the Highlanders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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