Granite Hills is 9-1 against Valhalla since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Granite Hills' favor as the squad sits on 17 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Valhalla has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
Granite Hills' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Grossmont as they made off with a 13-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Trevor Smith
| 05/12/25 @ Grossmont | 8 |
| 04/17/25 vs El Capitan | 3 |
| 05/02/25 @ Valhalla | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Patrick Henry | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Grossmont | 1 |
Trevor Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Brenden Lewis was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Tommy Entrekin was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Granite Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Valhalla and Helix, and Helix kept the tradition alive. The Norsemen fell 6-1 to the Highlanders on Tuesday.
Valhalla's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Granite Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 19-0-2.
Everything went Granite Hills' way against Valhalla when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Granite Hills made off with an 8-2 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Norsemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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