The Desert Ridge Jaguars will venture away from home to take on the O'Connor Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Desert Ridge will be strutting in after a win while O'Connor will be coming in after a loss.
Desert Ridge picked up another tournament win on Friday. They came out on top against Basha by a score of 8-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Jared Jimenez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Desert Ridge got a massive performance out of Kelton Floan, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Mason Gamboa was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while it was O'Connor who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Mesquite who put up more. O'Connor came up short against Mesquite, falling 16-8. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Xaevan Doucet was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brent Sollars, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, O'Connor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Desert Ridge now has a winning record of 2-1. As for O'Connor, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Desert Ridge came up short against O'Connor in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 7-3. Can Desert Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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