Baseball Game Preview: Willow Canyon Wildcats vs. Lake Havasu Knights

Wildcats

Runs

04/15/25 vs Lake Havasu	2
04/14/25 vs Alhambra	8
04/10/25 vs Desert Mountain	7
04/09/25 vs Kellis	17
04/08/25 @ Kellis	16
+ 18 more games

For the second straight game, Willow Canyon will face off against Lake Havasu. The Wildcats will square off against the Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Willow Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Willow Canyon's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Lake Havasu hitters got past them. The Wildcats lost 16-2 to the Knights on Tuesday. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

For Lake Havasu's part, Carson Lockman made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Lockman has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Rohn, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Towning, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

Lake Havasu kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Willow Canyon only managed three hits.

The victory made it two in a row for Lake Havasu and bumps their season record up to 14-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Willow Canyon, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 17-6.