Grant is 2-8 against North Hollywood since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Grant Lancers will head out on the road to square off against the North Hollywood Huskies at 3:00 p.m. Grant will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Friday, Grant was able to grind out a solid victory over Arleta, taking the game 14-9.
The team relied heavily on Damian Gonzalez, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Rodriguez, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Hollywood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Roybal a 16-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Aden Sigala made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sigala was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Maxwell Koster was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Jared Cardona was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-4.
The victory got Grant back to even at 7-7-1. As for North Hollywood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Grant might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from North Hollywood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Grant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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