Baseball Recap: Rock Canyon Jaguars vs. Reno Huskies
Rock Canyon is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Reno. The Rock Canyon Jaguars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Reno Huskies a 2-0 shutout. The victory was just what Rock Canyon needed coming off of a 9-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
The result came thanks to Rylan Taguchi's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Damian Fischer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Rock Canyon's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Reno, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rock Canyon will take on Columbine at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Reno, they will head out on the road to face off against Douglas at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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