Granger is 0-10 against Cyprus since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Granger Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Cyprus Pirates at 3:30 p.m.
Granger lost 10-2 to Taylorsville on Friday. Granger has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Granger saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taufa Tonga, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles. Tonga has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Cyprus came tearing into Thursday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 10-1 victory. Cyprus might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Cyprus let Brody Densley and Easton Anderson loose on the outfield. Densley scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Anderson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Densley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Granger's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Cyprus, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Granger has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cyprus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Granger came up short against Cyprus when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Granger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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