Granite Hills strolled into their game on Thursday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the El Capitan Vaqueros. Considering the Eagles have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brenden Lewis made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Schutza, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Brodey Vicars also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Eagles
| 04/17/25 vs El Capitan | 8-2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Helix | 2-0 |
| 04/03/25 vs Torrey Pines | 12-1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Patrick Henry | 7-2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Point Loma | 6-2 |
| + 9 more games |
Granite Hills pushed their record up to 12-0-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average this season. As for El Capitan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Granite Hills is set to take on their familiar foe Grossmont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, El Capitan will challenge rival Helix at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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