Water Canyon is 0-4 against Kanab since May of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Wildcats will challenge the Cowboys at 3:30 p.m. Water Canyon has given up an average of 18.4 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Water Canyon is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 21-5 to Beaver. On the bright side, the five- run performance marked the Wildcats' highest-scoring match to date.
Meanwhile, Kanab came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Eagles. The Cowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Kanab got a great performance from Logan Veater as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Kanab let Kash Kabonic and Kanon Virostko run wild. Kabonic got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Virostko went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those four hits gave Virostko a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Latimer Glover, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one double.
Kanab was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .344 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Kanab's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Water Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Water Canyon suffered a grim 26-0 defeat to Kanab when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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