Granada and De La Salle are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Granada Matadors will be playing in front of their home fans against the De La Salle Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granada is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
Granada is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Clovis West 2-1. That's two games straight that Granada has won by just one run.
A.J. Hattaway looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Granada saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was A.J. Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for De La Salle, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rocklin 5-4.
De La Salle also got a great performance from Jack Karst as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Karst has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tyler Spangler was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
Granada pushed their record up to 30-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for De La Salle, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Granada skirted past De La Salle 1-0 in their previous meeting on Friday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was De La Salle's RJ Meyn, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over eight innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Granada still be able to contain Meyn? There's only one way to find out.
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