The Grady Falcons will challenge the Sunset Park HEAT at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Grady lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Lafayette, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's game. The Falcons were the clear victors by a 19-6 margin over the Patriots on Wednesday. The Falcons' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Sunset Park entered their tilt with Telecommunication Arts Tech on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 15-14 W against the Yellowjackets. The 15-run effort marked the HEAT's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Melanea Francisco was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Another player making a difference was Amelia Pena, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Sunset Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .387 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
The win got Grady back to even at 2-2. As for Sunset Park, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Grady took their win against Sunset Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-10 score. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the HEAT turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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