The North Canyon Rattlers will head out on the road to challenge the Canyon View Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Canyon will bounce into Friday's match after beating Paradise Valley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rattlers came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 10-6 on Wednesday. Considering the Rattlers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
North Canyon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Chavez, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs Chavez has posted since back in February. Another was Logan Hunt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Canyon View waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Coyotes as they made off with a 9-3 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Canyon View also got a great performance from Landon Hood as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Hood has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ricardo Yuriar, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Rolando Valles was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Canyon View hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 11 consecutive matches.
Canyon View's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for North Canyon, they moved to 7-11 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
North Canyon suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Canyon View in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Rattlers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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