Grace pushed their score to 21 the last time they played Fillmore, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. Grace's pitchers stepped up to hand Fillmore a 3-0 shutout. The Lancers haven't had any issues with the Flashes recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Rudy Gargiulo
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Rudy Gargiulo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Grace is 3-0-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Gargiulo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniel Morlett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He has become a key player for Grace: the team is 3-0-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-3-1 otherwise. Grayson Phillips also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Grace's win bumped their record up to 5-3-2. As for Fillmore, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Grace will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bishop Diego at 4:00 p.m. on April 1. Grace is facing Bishop Diego at the right time seeing as Bishop Diego is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fillmore, they will take on Thousand Oaks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Thousand Oaks will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Fillmore surely won't give up without a fight.
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