Granite Hills and Helix are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Granite Hills Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Helix Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Granite Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Helix's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Granite Hills gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Valhalla.
Sofia Mujica was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Wells, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Helix narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Santana 4-3.
Lauren Farace made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Farace was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kamilah Jones was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Helix, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10.
Everything went Granite Hills' way against Helix in their previous matchup on April 9th as Granite Hills made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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