Baseball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Canyon Del Oro's 20th in Last 22 Outings

Dorados

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 vs Sahuaro	16
04/15/25 @ Mountain View	16
03/28/25 vs Maricopa	14
03/25/25 @ Maricopa	14
04/18/25 vs Rincon/University	12

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Canyon del Oro walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Notre Dame Prep Saints on Monday as they made off with a 13-4 victory. The Dorados might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by nine runs or more this season.

Peyton Carson was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Adams, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Hoyler, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Canyon del Oro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Notre Dame Prep only posted an OBP of .355.

Canyon del Oro is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 22 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-16.

Canyon del Oro and Notre Dame Prep are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Dorados will host Centennial on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Canyon del Oro 2.8, the Coyotes 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Notre Dame Prep, they will face off against Nogales at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.