The Ozona Lions will be playing at home against the Christoval Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Ozona entered their tilt with McCamey with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Badgers with a sharp 13-6 victory on Tuesday. Considering Ozona has won five contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ozona let JP Garza and Christian Villarreal loose on the outfield. Garza scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Villarreal got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacoby Ramos, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Christoval made easy work of Van Horn on Friday and carried off a 19-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Christoval.
Ben McCann made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. McCann was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Blaze Webber was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Ethan Waddell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Ozona's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Christoval, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Ozona skirted past Christoval 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Does Ozona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christoval turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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