The Granite Bay Grizzlies will take on the Elk Grove Thundering Herd at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Bay: 4, Elk Grove: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Granite Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Woodcreek. The victory was nothing new for Granite Bay as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jack Ghufran tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jimmy Radler was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brenden Pops, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove won against Whitney on Wednesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Elk Grove came out on top against Whitney by a score of 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Elk Grove.
Elk Grove also got a great performance from Joey Madrigal as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Antonio Cuevas, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Ethan Groves was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Granite Bay has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Elk Grove, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-12.
Granite Bay beat Elk Grove 5-1 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Bay 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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