The Grace Lancers will square off against the Hueneme Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Grace fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Foothill Tech on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-4 to the Dragons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alex Van
| 02/24/25 @ Fillmore | 5 |
| 04/14/25 vs Foothill Tech | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Bishop Diego | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Bishop Diego | 2 |
| 02/20/25 vs Nordhoff | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Alex Van was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Grace's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-4-2 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Hueneme waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Grizzlies get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.
The result came thanks to Steven Hernandez's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Allan Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hueneme pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Grace, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-5-2.
Grace beat Hueneme 5-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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