North Canyon extended their losing streak to seven on Saturday, dropping them down to 6-17. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Canyon View Jaguars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-3 on Saturday.
North Canyon got a good showing from Gio Pugliese, who pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, Pugliese gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, North Canyon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Alexander, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Canyon View, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Canyon View's side, Ricardo Yuriar looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Yuriar has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cason Hagerman was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. North Canyon is set to take on their familiar foe Buckeye at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Canyon View will face off against rival Verrado at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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