The matchup between Canyon Springs and Elsinore on Monday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Canyon Springs Cougars suffered a tough 14-6 loss at the hands of the Elsinore Tigers. Canyon Springs has not had much luck with Elsinore recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Dylan Andrews was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Ruebien Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Canyon Springs didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 19 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Elsinore's side, they got a massive performance out of Dillon Slayton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Slayton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Henderson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Canyon Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-1. As for Elsinore, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Canyon Springs by a score of 8-3.
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