Rock Canyon and Mountain Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Rock Canyon Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Rock Canyon stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Heritage. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rock Canyon considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Rock Canyon got a great performance from Hunter Allen as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Allen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaden Clause, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5. Zach Perry was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Regis Jesuit on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Mountain Vista has scored all season.
Grant Shepardson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Caleb Giampetro was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Rock Canyon's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Mountain Vista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11-1 record this season.
Rock Canyon skirted past Mountain Vista 4-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Rock Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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