Bonanza and Sierra Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bonanza Bengals are on the road again on Friday to play the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 1:30 p.m. Bonanza is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Bonanza is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Clark as Bonanza made off with a 12-6 victory. Bonanza might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Tyson Owens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up six earned runs off eight hits. Owens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Owens was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dominic Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lane Klump, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista faced Southeast Career Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Sierra Vista skirted past Southeast Career Tech 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Jayson Schmeisser, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Austin Webb was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bonanza has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-17 record this season. As for Sierra Vista, their record is now 26-7.
Bonanza came up short against Sierra Vista in their previous meeting back in April, falling 14-11. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sierra Vista's Brady Skinner, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Now that Bonanza knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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