Holly can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They blew past the Granada Bobcats 16-6. That's more bragging rights for Holly, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nick Vazquez and Reuben Maldonado were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Vazquez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Maldonado tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Vazquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Vazquez got on base in all six of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run, while Maldonado scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andre Salgado, who scored five runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Francisco Saenz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Granada's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terrence Hainer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Granada didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holly only tossed six.
Holly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Granada, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Holly will head out on the road to challenge La Veta at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holly is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Granada, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Manzanola at 4:00 p.m. Granada is facing Manzanola at the right time seeing as Manzanola is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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