Baseball Game Preview: Desert Mountain Wolves vs. Willow Canyon Wildcats

The Desert Mountain Wolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Mountain has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight defeats, while Willow Canyon will come in with three straight wins.

On Wednesday, Desert Mountain came up short against Chaparral and fell 11-8.

Desert Mountain got a good showing from Peter Egen, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Egen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cole Sonne was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Carrington, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Willow Canyon). They were the clear victors by a 17-4 margin over Kellis on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Cameron Davidson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cole Hansen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Willow Canyon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Willow Canyon's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Desert Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.