Granite Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Helix Highlanders 3-1. This was payback for Granite Hills, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Brenden Lewis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Granite Hills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Figuered, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
On Helix's side, Lincoln Wirschem was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
Granite Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Helix, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Granite Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Helix: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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