Granite Hills has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Strathmore Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills will be strutting in after a win while Strathmore will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Granite Hills earned a 9-4 victory over Farmersville.
Osvaldo Leon was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Garay, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Strathmore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 17-9 to Corcoran. Even though they lost, Strathmore's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
JJ Morales and Dylan Duffey stepped up to the plate in a big way. Morales scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Duffey scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Kevin Sapien was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Granite Hills' win bumped their record up to 6-21-1. As for Strathmore, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Granite Hills suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Strathmore when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Strathmore's Roman Hernandez, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Granite Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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