The Granite Bay Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Granite Bay is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Folsom by a score of 5-4.
Granite Bay got a good showing from Paetynn Snobar, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Sami McKown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Lopez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Granite Bay 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 Folsom only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Del Oro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Rocklin by a score of 4-2.
Mikayla Finn 2027 was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Del Oro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Enyart 2024, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Granite Bay's record is now 5-11. As for Del Oro, their record now sits at 4-12.
Granite Bay skirted past Del Oro 4-2 when the teams last played on April 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Bay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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