For the second straight game, Grant will face off against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences. The Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vipers at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Grant was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences on Wednesday. The Lancers blew past the Vipers 9-1. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
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Matthew Gonzalez and Carson Rinka made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gonzalez didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rinka tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gonzalez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Gonzalez scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Rinka went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Rinka a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carlos Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernando Padilla, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Grant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. As for Grant, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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