The Grant Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Holy Savior Menard Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Grant has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three, while Holy Savior Menard will come in with nine straight victories.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Grant had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Lakeside.
Grant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Spurgeon, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Holy Savior Menard beat Oakdale 9-4 on Thursday.
Coen Laroux made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Laroux was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Drake Aldredge and Ben Wade did most of the damage at the plate: Aldredge scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Wade scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cooper Scott, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Grant's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Holy Savior Menard, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Grant came up short against Holy Savior Menard when the teams last played back in March of 2016, falling 5-1. Can Grant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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