Rancho Christian barely beat Canyon Springs the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rancho Christian Eagles never let the Canyon Springs Cougars get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Tuesday. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
Sean Downs and Spencer Horner made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Downs tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Horner kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season. At the plate, Downs scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Horner scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rancho Christian let Aj Garza and Cylis Proffitt run wild. Garza scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Proffitt scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Proffitt has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Cookson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rancho Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon Springs only posted an OBP of .259.
Rancho Christian now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Canyon Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Rancho Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Canyon Springs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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