For the second straight game, Granada will face off against San Ramon Valley. The Matadors will head out on the road to challenge the Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Granada's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so San Ramon Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Granada was handed a seven-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out San Ramon Valley 2-1. The Matadors haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Brandon Hahn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Granada saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Rieke, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave Rieke a new career-high. Another was Max Rocheleau, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
This is the second loss in a row for San Ramon Valley and nudges their season record down to 12-7-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Granada, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
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