Cougars
| 04/24/25 vs Highland Prep | 19 |
| 04/09/25 @ Winslow | 16 |
| 03/04/25 @ Bourgade Catholic | 12 |
| 04/17/25 vs Parker | 11 |
| 02/28/25 @ Shadow Mountain | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chino Valley). Everything went their way against the Highland Prep Honey Badgers on Thursday as they made off with a 19-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Milo Rocha and Caden Todd made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rocha pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Todd tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Chino Valley: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 7-10-1 otherwise. At the plate, Rocha went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Todd got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Rocha a new career-high.
In other batting news, Freddie Garcia was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Chino Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 5-9-1 when he doesn't). Luke Olson was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Chino Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland Prep only posted an OBP of .188.
Chino Valley pushed their record up to 9-11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Highland Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-12.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Chino Valley will challenge rival Yuma Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Highland Prep is set to take on their familiar foe Parker at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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