Baseball Preview: South Mountain Jaguars vs. North Canyon Rattlers
After two games on the road, South Mountain is heading back home. They will take on the North Canyon Rattlers at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but South Mountain had to settle for a 12-11 defeat against Washington.
Greg Salas was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Paul Gutierrez-Valencia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, South Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, North Canyon earned an 8-3 win over Kellis on Tuesday.
South Mountain's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-18. As for North Canyon, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
South Mountain suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to North Canyon in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can South Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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