Granite Hills hasn't had much luck against Silverado recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hawks at 3:15 p.m. The last three games Granite Hills has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Granite Hills and Barstow meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Aztecs, sneaking past 5-3.
Vincent Jarvis
| 04/30/26 @ Barstow | 13 |
| 02/19/26 vs Arroyo Valley | 12 |
| 04/09/26 vs Adelanto | 9 |
| 04/02/26 @ Silverado | 9 |
| 02/20/25 @ Academy for Academic Excellence | 8 |
Vincent Jarvis made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one triple, and one RBI.
Jarvis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Kutz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Caden Wharton, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Silverado's offense. They fell just short of Victor Valley by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly two runs.
Granite Hills' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Silverado, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Granite Hills got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April against Silverado by a conclusive 7-0 score. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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