Baseball Recap: Canyon Comanches vs. Yorba Linda Mustangs
Canyon won against Esperanza last Friday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Canyon Comanches walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Yorba Linda Mustangs. Winning may never get old, but Canyon sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Austin Duarte made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Duarte has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Duarte was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Duarte wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gilberto Vargas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Johnny Lopez, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Yorba Linda's side, Joey Del Crognale was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jacob Talbott made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Canyon now has a winning record of 12-11-1. As for Yorba Linda, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Canyon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Yorba Linda: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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