The Grand Terrace Titans will venture away from home to take on the Bloomington Bruins at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Grand Terrace's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Bloomington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grand Terrace is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Kaiser on Friday. They lost 8-1 to the Cats. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Grand Terrace saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ray Roybal, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Bloomington fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Rialto on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for the Bruins in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost five in a row.
Nathan Martin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with one triple and one run. Carlos Perez was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Bloomington's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Grand Terrace, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Grand Terrace came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans 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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