
Knights
| 03/04/25 vs Sierra Linda | 14 |
| 02/28/25 vs South Mountain | 8 |
| 02/27/25 vs Ironwood | 0 |
| 02/27/25 vs Camelback | 12 |
| 02/26/25 @ Maryvale | 6 |
The Westview Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Copper Canyon Aztecs at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Westview made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Sierra Linda, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Westview put the hurt on Sierra Linda with a sharp 14-4 victory last Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Jordan Perez and Justin Marquez did most of the damage at the plate: Perez scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4, while Marquez scored two runs while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits Perez has posted since back in March of 2024. Luis Hernandez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Westview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Copper Canyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They skirted past Browne 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Aztecs have posted since April 5, 2024.
Not much got past Max Torres Felix, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Browne off the board. That's the fewest hits Torres Felix has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Copper Canyon let Gabriel Ruelas and Ulysses Encinas run wild. Ruelas went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI, while Encinas got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Copper Canyon pushed their record up to 2-2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Westview, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Westview suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to Copper Canyon when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Westview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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