Baseball Preview: Helix Highlanders vs. Steele Canyon Cougars
Helix is 9-1 against Steele Canyon since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Helix Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Steele Canyon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Helix and 18 for Steele Canyon.
Last Friday, Helix didn't have quite enough to beat Granite Hills and fell 4-2.
Helix saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hopkins, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Steele Canyon's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grossmont on Friday.
Even though they lost, Steele Canyon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 16th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Helix's record is now 10-14. As for Steele Canyon, their record is now 4-21.
Helix was able to grind out a solid win over Steele Canyon in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 8-4. Will Helix repeat their success, or does Steele Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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