The Granite Bay Grizzlies will square off against the Rocklin Thunder at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Granite Bay 3.6, Rocklin 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Granite Bay fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Folsom on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Paetynn Snobar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Granite Bay saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Clark, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base was Clark's first of the season.
On Monday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Rocklin fell just short of Destiny Christian Academy by a score of 1-0. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Granite Bay now has a losing record of 8-9-1. As for Rocklin, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Granite Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rocklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Granite Bay skirted past Rocklin 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Grizzlies repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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