The Kofa Kings will venture away from home to face off against the Canyon View Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Kofa has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Things were looking good for Kofa after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 11-6 to Liberty.
Ivan Bonillas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Conor Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Canyon View entered their tilt with Youngker on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Roughriders get on the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Not much got past Landon Hood, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Youngker off the board. With that strong performance, Hood is now averaging an impressive 6.2 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Ricardo Yuriar was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Berlan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Canyon View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Youngker only posted a batting average of .087.
Canyon View's record is now 5-1. As for Kofa, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Kofa might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Canyon View in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Kofa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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