Preview: Sahuaro Cougars vs. Canyon del Oro Dorados
Sahuaro is 2-8 against Canyon del Oro since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sahuaro Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Canyon del Oro Dorados at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Monday, Sahuaro came up short against Flowing Wells and fell 5-2. Sahuaro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Canyon del Oro is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Eagle. Canyon del Oro fell just short of Eagle by a score of 4-3.
Canyon del Oro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ernie Alvarez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Canyon del Oro was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eagle only hit a.
Sahuaro now has a losing record at 9-10-1. As for Canyon del Oro, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Sahuaro skirted past Canyon del Oro 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Sahuaro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canyon del Oro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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