Canyon is 8-0 against Wagner since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Canyon Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Wagner Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Neither Canyon nor Wagner posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Canyon's offense. They fell victim to a tough 11-0 loss at the hands of Smithson Valley on Tuesday. Considering the last time Canyon couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Wagner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 12-2 loss to Veterans Memorial might stick with them for a while.
Wagner saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hope Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Wagner didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Canyon has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Wagner, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Everything went Canyon's way against Wagner when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Canyon made off with a 14-0 victory. Will Canyon repeat their success, or does Wagner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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