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| 04/16/24 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 03/27/24 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 04/17/23 - Home | 9-1 W |
| 04/10/23 - Away | 9-2 W |
| 04/14/22 - Away | 9-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Canyon del Oro is a perfect 10-0 against Sahuaro since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Dorados will host the Cougars at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canyon del Oro has seven straight victories, Sahuaro has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Canyon del Oro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 25th at the time (Canyon del Oro was ranked fifth). The Dorados walked away with a 5-1 win over the Mountain Lions on Thursday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
The team relied heavily on Sammy Hudgens, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Kayla Hendrix, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Canyon del Oro hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View struck out 12 times.
Meanwhile, Sahuaro came up short against Ironwood Ridge on Thursday and fell 8-3.
Kaydence Cox was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. She also hit a double, marking her first of the season.
Canyon del Oro's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Sahuaro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Canyon del Oro took their victory against Sahuaro when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Do the Dorados have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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