Sadly, Granada is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They suffered a rough 16-6 defeat at the hands of the Holly Wildcats on Friday. One positive for Granada, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Granada saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terrence Hainer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Granada didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holly only tossed six.
On Holly's side, Nick Vazquez and Reuben Maldonado were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Vazquez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Maldonado tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Vazquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Vazquez got on base in all six of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run, while Maldonado scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andre Salgado, who scored five runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Francisco Saenz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Granada's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Holly, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Granada will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Manzanola at 4:00 p.m. Granada is facing Manzanola at the right time seeing as Manzanola is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Holly, they will head out on the road to face off against La Veta at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Veta knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Holly likes a good challenge.
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