Mountain Vista and Rock Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 4:15 p.m.
On Wednesday, Mountain Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Regis Jesuit and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for Mountain Vista in their matchups with Regis Jesuit: they've now lost five in a row.
Grant Shepardson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Caleb Giampetro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon faced Heritage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Rock Canyon was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Heritage. Considering Rock Canyon has won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rock Canyon also got a great performance from Hunter Allen as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaden Clause, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5. Zach Perry was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Mountain Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-1. As for Rock Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
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