North Canyon extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 6-15. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Paradise Valley Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rattlers have suffered since March 26th.
North Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Nicloy, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
As for Paradise Valley, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch.
On Paradise Valley's side, they got a great performance from CJ deChaud as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). DeChauD has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Drew England and Adair Ortiz did most of the damage at the plate: England went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Ortiz went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave England a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Green, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Canyon will square off against Canyon View at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Jaguars' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Rattlers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Paradise Valley, they will take on Shadow Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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