Baseball Preview: Kanab Cowboys vs. Water Canyon Wildcats
The Kanab Cowboys will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Water Canyon Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Kanab is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kanab gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Millard a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kanab.
Griffen Bone made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Bone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Bone was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Maddix Baird was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kash Kabonic, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Water Canyon lost 18-2 to Parowan on Tuesday. Water Canyon has not had much luck with Parowan recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kanab has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Water Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Kanab took their win against Water Canyon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-0. Does Kanab have another victory up their sleeve, or will Water Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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