The St. Mary's Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Granada Matadors at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with St. Mary's sitting on 19 straight victories and Granada on 15.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Archbishop Mitty out 7-6. That's two games straight that St. Mary's has won by just one run.
Dax Hardcastle was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hardcastle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hardcastle was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rolen Reyes, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Brayden Wilson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Granada faced De La Salle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Granada's pitcher stepped up to hand De La Salle a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Parker Warner's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tommy Brown, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
St. Mary's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season. As for Granada, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. St. Mary's hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Granada struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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