The Miller Rebels are taking a road trip to take on the Granite Hills Cougars at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miller has eight straight wins, Granite Hills has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Miller's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Pacific 13-0. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Raphael Sotelo was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Miller was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Granite Hills' offense. They lost 10-0 to Victor Valley on Friday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this game were averaging 3.9 runs allowed.
Miller's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Granite Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Miller couldn't quite get it done against Granite Hills in their previous meeting back in February of 2016 as they fell 4-0. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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