Cortez had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 4-18-1 to make it four. They came up short against the Dysart Demons, falling 11-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Colts of the 9-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Cortez saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andre Shepard, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Dysart, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-8. Considering they have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
On Dysart's side, Juan Anaya spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks. Anaya is becoming a predictor of the Demons' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 3-8 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Dysart got a big performance out of Eduardo Carranza, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Carranza has become a key player for the Demons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Marcos Leyva Garcia was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
While Cortez had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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