The Granite Hills Cougars will take on the Miller Rebels at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite Hills has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Miller will come in with eight straight victories.
Granite Hills' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Victor Valley hitters got past them. The Cougars lost 10-0 to the Jackrabbits on Friday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Miller got themselves on the board against Pacific on Tuesday, but Pacific never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Raphael Sotelo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Miller was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Miller pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Granite Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Granite Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Miller when the teams last played back in February of 2016, winning 4-0. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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