Baseball Preview: Coronado Cougars vs. Spring Valley Grizzlies
The Coronado Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Coronado got the win against Clark by a conclusive 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Coronado.
Hudson Inouye looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Coronado got a big performance out of Michael Cortez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Louis Dion was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 8-1 loss to Sierra Vista might stick with them for a while.
Coronado's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Spring Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Everything went Coronado's way against Spring Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Coronado made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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