The Copper Canyon Aztecs will take on the Westview Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Copper Canyon's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Westview has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Copper Canyon was handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They never let Browne get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Aztecs have posted since April 5, 2024.
Not much got past Max Torres Felix, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Browne off the board. That's the fewest hits Torres Felix has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Gabriel Ruelas and Ulysses Encinas did most of the damage at the plate: Ruelas went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI, while Encinas got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Copper Canyon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Browne only posted a batting average of .190.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westview). They put the hurt on Sierra Linda with a sharp 14-4 victory last Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Westview let Jordan Perez and Justin Marquez run wild. Perez scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4, while Marquez scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Those two stolen bases gave Perez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caydon White, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Westview's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Copper Canyon, the win got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Everything went Copper Canyon's way against Westview in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Copper Canyon made off with a 19-3 victory. Will Copper Canyon repeat their success, or does Westview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
