Granite Hills is 1-9 against Barstow since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Granite Hills has three straight victories, Barstow has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Granite Hills' win against Victor Valley wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Jackrabbits on Friday.
Britney Zuniga spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Kathryn (Kat) McCartney was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. MacKinzie Gomez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Granite Hills hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two strikeouts batters in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Barstow came up short against Silverado on Wednesday and fell 17-12.
Granite Hills pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Barstow, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Granite Hills couldn't quite finish off Barstow in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 12-10. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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