Canon City is 1-9 against Mesa Ridge since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. Canon City has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Saturday, Canon City came up short against Widefield and fell 12-7.
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge entered their tilt with Coronado on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Cougars 12-4. Considering the Grizzlies have won eight matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
DonnaPaola Martinez spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Mesa Ridge got a massive performance out of Nahlia(Taco) Zunk, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most doubles Zunk has posted since back in August. Reagan Fabrizi was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Mesa Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coronado only posted a batting average of .240.
Mesa Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 11-7-1. As for Canon City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Canon City suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Mesa Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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