The Canyon Springs Cougars will challenge the Hillcrest Trojans at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillcrest took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Canyon Springs, who comes in off a win.
Canyon Springs gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Vista del Lago. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Ravens: they've now won five in a row.
Jesse Lopez
| 04/17/25 @ Vista del Lago | 4 |
| 03/20/25 vs Rancho Christian | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs University Prep | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Grand Terrace | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Orange Vista | 2 |
Jesse Lopez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Canyon Springs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Valdez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Dylan Andrews was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Rancho Christian on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Trojans were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.
Luke Mueller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Logan Broesel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
The loss snapped Hillcrest's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-6-1 record. As for Canyon Springs, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Canyon Springs might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Hillcrest in their previous matchup on Monday. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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