The Santana Sultans will head out on the road to face off against the Granite Hills Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santana is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Santana fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Grossmont on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Foothillers by a score of 6-5.
Caden Lynn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Micheal Morrison was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills entered their tilt with Helix with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Highlanders on Friday.
Luke Bailey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Vance, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Figuered, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santana's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Granite Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Santana skirted past Granite Hills 1-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bailey, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Santana still be able to contain Bailey? There's only one way to find out.
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