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| 04/18/24 - Home | 2-15 L |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 17-12 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 14-10 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 05/05/22 - Away | 9-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Canon City is 8-2 against Mesa Ridge since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Saturday. Canon City blew past Summit 13-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Canon City has posted against Summit since March 9, 2019.
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge made easy work of Palmer on Thursday and carried off a 15-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Zander Iwanski made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Brandon Bittner was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Mesa Ridge's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Bryce Riehl, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mesa Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmer only posted an OBP of .318.
Mesa Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Canon City, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Canon City might still be hurting after the 15-2 loss they got from Mesa Ridge when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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