Baseball Recap: Rock Canyon wins going away against Highlands Ranch

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 4:58pm

Baseball Recap: Rock Canyon Jaguars vs. Highlands Ranch Falcons

In what's become a running theme this season, Rock Canyon gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past the Highlands Ranch Falcons 17-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rock Canyon.

Rylan Taguchi looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on David Brabb, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Preston Parker was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.

On Highlands Ranch's side, Ayden Wells made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Rock Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Highlands Ranch, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.

Rock Canyon will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Regis Jesuit at 4:15 p.m. Regis Jesuit is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Highlands Ranch, they will head out on the road to square off against Ponderosa at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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