Baseball Preview: Canyon Hills Rattlers vs. Tri-City Christian Eagles
The Canyon Hills Rattlers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Canyon Hills beat Tri-City Christian 7-3.
Logan Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Dylan Barroga looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Tucker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Josh Lewis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Canyon Hills' victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Tri-City Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Canyon Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri-City Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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