For the first time this season, Granada will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Thursday. They are taking a road trip to take on the De La Salle Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Granada will be strutting in after a victory while De La Salle will be coming in after a loss.
If Granada beats De La Salle with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Granada walked away with a 4-1 win over Cardinal Newman on Saturday. The victory was familiar territory for the Matadors, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Jake Sekany looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Adrian Zambrano was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Estevan Duarte also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, De La Salle unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Mary's on Tuesday.
Graham Schlicht was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
Granada's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for De La Salle, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1.
Granada beat De La Salle 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granada since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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