Coronado was the 9-6 winner over Canon City when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Coronado Cougars fell just short of the Canon City Tigers by a score of 5-4 on Thursday.
Trey Gregory-Alford put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Gregory-Alford has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gregory-Alford was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Alex Schumm made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Canon City's side, Gabe Renn was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Eric Chavez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Canon City, they pushed their record up to 12-10 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Coronado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canon City, they will be playing at home against Elizabeth at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Canon City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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