It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Granite Hills had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat the Torrey Pines Falcons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5. The win was nothing new for Granite Hills as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brenden Lewis made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lewis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
In other pitching news, Luke Bailey tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Phillip Jones, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Parker Vance was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Granite Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Torrey Pines, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-11.
Granite Hills will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Cathedral Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Torrey Pines does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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