The Willow Canyon Wildcats will square off against the Lake Havasu Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Willow Canyon 3.5, Lake Havasu 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Havasu will be up against a hot Willow Canyon squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Wildcats came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against Alhambra.
Jake Miller tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Malachi Lemau, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Ethan Patrick was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Lake Havasu was able to grind out a solid victory over San Luis on Monday, taking the game 6-3.
Willow Canyon pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Havasu, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Willow Canyon skirted past Lake Havasu 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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