Canyon is 1-9 against Saugus since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Canyon Cowboys will face off against the Saugus Centurions at 3:30 p.m. Canyon will be strutting in after a victory while Saugus will be coming in after a defeat.
Canyon was handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Van Nuys 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cowboys have posted since April 24, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Matthew Jimenez, who scored a run while going 4-for-6. Those hits marked the first that he got this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Shickle, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Saugus' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oaks Christian.
Saugus saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abraham Ramirez, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Saugus' defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Canyon, their victory ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
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