Baseball Recap: Steele Canyon Comes Up Short

Steele Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 6-1 to the Mission Hills Grizzlies. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 15-2 to the Grizzlies when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Steele Canyon got a good showing from Nick Marcon, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.

At the plate, Tommy Rimoldi was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Andrew Bravo also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Steele Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Mission Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. We've got a battle between Cougars coming up. San Ysidro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Steele Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mission Hills, they are taking a road trip to square off against Santa Fe Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.