Baseball Preview: Canyon Eagles vs. Clint Lions
The Canyon Eagles will face off against the Clint Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Clint's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Andrews by a score of 7-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canyon.
Meanwhile, Clint entered their tilt with Austin with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past the Panthers 12-0. Clint might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Mario Aguirre was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Aguirre has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Aguirre was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Daniel Ochoa was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mario Pacheco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Canyon's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-7-1. As for Clint, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
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