Baseball Preview: Rock Canyon Jaguars vs. ThunderRidge Grizzlies
Rock Canyon and ThunderRidge are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Rock Canyon Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Rock Canyon fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Grandview on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 7-6. Rock Canyon's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Rock Canyon got a good showing from Damian Fischer, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Fischer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Manaav Bhatt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. Their tough 9-1 defeat to Ralston Valley might stick with them for a while.
ThunderRidge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Fagerholt, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Rock Canyon's record now sits at 9-3. As for ThunderRidge, their record now sits at 2-9.
Everything went Rock Canyon's way against ThunderRidge in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Rock Canyon made off with a 17-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Canyon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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