Oak Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Granite Bay on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 7-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Grizzlies: they've now lost four in a row.
Oak Ridge handed starting duties to Logan Youdan, who gave a strong showing despite the result: he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. What's more, Youdan gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Ryan Hubbard made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Vetter, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Oak Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Granite Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Granite Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-1 win against Davis Sr. on the 24th. Hopefully Oak Ridge paid attention to the Grizzlies' matchup: the next time they hit the field , they'll take on the Grizzlies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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