Baseball Game Preview: Rancho Christian Eagles vs. Canyon Springs Cougars

The Rancho Christian Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Canyon Springs Cougars at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.

Rancho Christian barely beat Canyon Springs the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Rancho Christian's pitchers stepped up to hand Canyon Springs a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Sean Downs and Spencer Horner made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Downs tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Horner kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season. At the plate, Downs scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Horner scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Cylis Proffitt

Runs (Career)

03/18/25 vs Canyon Springs	4
04/22/24 vs Rancho Verde	3
04/17/24 vs Vista del Lago	2
03/13/24 @ Vista del Lago	2
02/25/25 @ Pacifica Christian	1

In other batting news, Rancho Christian let Aj Garza and Cylis Proffitt run wild. Garza scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Proffitt scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave Proffitt a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Cookson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Rancho Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon Springs only posted an OBP of .259.

Rancho Christian now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Canyon Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Canyon Springs' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rancho Christian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Canyon Springs, though, as they've only averaged .243. Will they be able to contain Rancho Christian's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.