It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Canyon had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Quartz Hill Royals 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Canyon as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cohen Gomez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Gomez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Gomez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Christian Tapia was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Johnny Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Quartz Hill's side, Esteban Sepulveda made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Connor Gregory was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Canyon and bumps their season record up to 16-13-1. As for Quartz Hill, their defeat ended a 23-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-6.
Canyon will head out on the road to square off against Ayala at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ayala: 3.1, Canyon: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Quartz Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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