The University Prep Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canyon Springs Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
University Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 23-9 margin over the Bears.
Carsyn Leon made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Leon was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, University Prep got a massive performance out of Dani Jackman, who went 5-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Jackman has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Paityn Zimmerman, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Canyon Springs got themselves on the board against Moreno Valley on Friday, but Moreno Valley never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 13-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canyon Springs.
University Prep is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Canyon Springs, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
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