The Clint Lions will challenge the Canyon Eagles on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Clint is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Bowie get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Nomar Maldonado and Mario Aguirre were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Maldonado tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Aguirre didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Maldonado has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Maldonado got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Aguirre went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kevin Pacheco was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguelangel Rivas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Canyon made easy work of Fort Stockton on Friday and carried off a 10-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Canyon's win bumped their record up to 25-7-1. As for Clint, their victory bumped their record up to 18-11-1.
Clint suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Canyon when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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