Softball Preview: Rock Canyon Jaguars vs. Chaparral Wolverines
On Wednesday Rock Canyon will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 3:30 p.m. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Rock Canyon lost 15-4 to Ponderosa on Monday. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Rock Canyon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Mimless, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Chaparral came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Golden Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-6.
Sally Helgoth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ashlyn Burgess was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Karjala, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Chaparral kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Vista only hit seven.
Rock Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Chaparral, they pushed their record up to 6-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Rock Canyon hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Chaparral struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Rock Canyon might still be hurting after the 20-10 defeat they got from Chaparral in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rock Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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