The Granite Falls Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Cedar Park Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cedar Park Christian is hoping to do on Tuesday what Sultan couldn't on Friday: put an end to Granite Falls' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Granite Falls put the hurt on Sultan with a sharp 12-1 win.
The team relied heavily on Addison Haverfield, who scored three runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-4. Evee Fuller was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, Cedar Park Christian waltzed into their match on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with an 18-4 victory.
Malaya Nelson and Shelby Southard made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Nelson tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Southard kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Nelson went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Southard went 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as ten players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Halim, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Charlton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Granite Falls' win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Cedar Park Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Granite Falls suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Cedar Park Christian in their previous matchup last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southard, who struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Granite Falls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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