Canyon and Ayala squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Canyon had to settle for second. They fell 7-4 to the Ayala Bulldogs. Canyon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ayala apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Canyon got a good showing from James Lawrence, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lawrence has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Johnny Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Ayala's side, they got a great performance from Jeremy Byers as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brody Gomez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Valenzuela, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14-1. As for Ayala, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 15-11-1.
Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ayala, they will head out on the road to take on Moorpark at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ayala: 3.1, Moorpark: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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