Canyon is 0-10 against Saugus since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Canyon Cowboys will be playing at home against the Saugus Centurions at 3:15 p.m. Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Saugus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
After soaring to 19 runs the game before, Canyon was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hart.
Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jessica Carr, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Saugus scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Castaic 23-7. Saugus might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Kona Ramsbottom looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Saugus got a massive performance out of Kaylie Stauffer, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Avery Alvarez, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Saugus, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Canyon came up short against Saugus in their previous matchup on March 5th, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ramsbottom, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Canyon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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