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| 04/14/26 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 05/09/25 - Home | 6-7 L |
| 04/23/25 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 05/23/24 - Home | 4-12 L |
| 05/21/24 - Home | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Granite Hills and Steele Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Granite Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 14-11 victory over El Capitan on Thursday. Considering the Eagles' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Olivia Cirar was a standout: she went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlyn Thomas, who went 2-for-3 with six RBI and two doubles.
Granite Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Santana hit Steele Canyon with a four-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars came up short against the Sultans, falling 12-0. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Granite Hills' win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Granite Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Steele Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Granite Hills skirted past Steele Canyon 9-8 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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