Rocklin waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Granite Bay Grizzlies. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 4-3 last Tuesday.
Andrew Hancock looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rocklin is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Rocklin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Nusz, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Nusz hit this season.
Thunder
| 03/20/25 vs Granite Bay | 3-1 |
| 05/16/24 vs Franklin | 7-1 |
| 05/15/24 vs Franklin | 5-4 |
| 05/07/24 vs Downey | 2-0 |
| 05/01/24 vs Granite Bay | 5-2 |
| 04/24/24 vs Whitney | 7-6 |
Rocklin pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Granite Bay, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Rocklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Granite Bay: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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