The Rock Canyon Jaguars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Arapahoe Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Arapahoe is facing Rock Canyon at the wrong time: Rock Canyon suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 14-2 to the Raptors. While the Jaguars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Rock Canyon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Mimless, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. That's the most strikeouts Mimless has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 23 runs the game before, Arapahoe was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They came up short against Lutheran, falling 11-2. The match marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Izzy Garcetti made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rock Canyon's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Arapahoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Arapahoe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rock Canyon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Arapahoe, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Rock Canyon's sizable advantage in that area, Arapahoe will need to find a way to close that gap.
Rock Canyon took their victory against Arapahoe in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 16-1. Will Rock Canyon repeat their success, or does Arapahoe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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