Canyon del Oro is 6-0 against Flowing Wells since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Canyon del Oro Dorados will be playing in front of their home fans against the Flowing Wells Caballeros at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canyon del Oro has three straight wins, Flowing Wells has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Canyon del Oro put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Catalina Foothills 9-2.
Grant Young made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Ernie Alvarez was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Peyton Carson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Flowing Wells fell victim to Pusch Ridge Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions.
Flowing Wells saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanderbloemen Lex, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Canyon del Oro is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Flowing Wells, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15-1.
Flowing Wells' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Canyon del Oro hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Flowing Wells, though, as they've only averaged .214. Will they be able to contain Canyon del Oro's hitters?
Canyon del Oro took their victory against Flowing Wells in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-1. Does Canyon del Oro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Flowing Wells turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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