The Rock Canyon Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Legend Titans at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Rock Canyon will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Rock Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Chaparral, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Rock Canyon was ranked third). Rock Canyon blew past Chaparral 13-3. Rock Canyon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Rock Canyon got a great performance from Austin Bowker as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Bowker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ty Sloan was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Manaav Bhatt, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Legend had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Ponderosa on Friday.
Tyler Houston was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Maddux Stahl led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Cannon Utz was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Legend didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ponderosa only tossed four.
Rock Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Legend, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
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