Lake Havasu is 3-0 against North Canyon since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Havasu Knights will head out on the road to square off against the North Canyon Rattlers at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Havasu can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over Westview. Winning may never get old, but Lake Havasu sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Deegan Cross made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Cross was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lake Havasu got a massive performance out of Jake Crook, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Tyler Thompson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Canyon has not done well against McClintock recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. North Canyon never let McClintock onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for North Canyon as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lake Havasu is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. As for North Canyon, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lake Havasu beat North Canyon 5-2 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Canyon's Cody Skartveit, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Lake Havasu to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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