The Canyon View Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Desert Edge Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canyon View has 11 straight victories, Desert Edge has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Canyon View put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Kofa as Canyon View made off with a 14-1 win. Canyon View's victory was all the more impressive since Kofa was averaging only 3.71 runs allowed on the season.
Landon Hood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lucas Swanson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Gabe Candelaria, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge suffered a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Millennium on Wednesday.
Canyon View's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12 runs. As for Desert Edge, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything went Canyon View's way against Desert Edge when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Canyon View made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Canyon View repeat their success, or does Desert Edge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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