Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Copper Canyon

Aztecs

Previous 5 Games

03/24/26 @ Independence	25-0
03/20/26 vs Fairfax	10-4
03/18/26 @ Central	21-0
03/16/26 @ Westview	16-2
03/05/26 @ Browne	9-7

Copper Canyon waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Independence Patriots a 25-0 shutout. The Aztecs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.

Dariany Flores made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Flores was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and four RBI. That's the most triples he has posted since back in February of 2025.

In other batting news, Copper Canyon let Jonathan Grado and Gabriel Ruelas run wild. Grado went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Ruelas went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those four runs gave Ruelas a new career-high. Anthony Acosta Livas was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Copper Canyon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .769. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Copper Canyon's record now sits at 7-2. As for Independence, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Copper Canyon will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Patriots: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.