The Buckeye Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Canyon del Oro Dorados at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buckeye is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Lake Havasu with a sharp 13-3 victory. Considering the Hawks have won 14 matches by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Aguirre
| 04/30/25 vs Lake Havasu | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ Desert Edge | 3 |
| 04/18/25 vs Snowflake | 1 |
| 04/18/25 vs Mingus | 1 |
| 04/17/25 vs North Canyon | 1 |
Buckeye got a massive performance out of Payton Aguirre, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Aguirre a new career-high. Mione McCoy was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Canyon del Oro had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 last Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Tigers. That's two games straight that the Dorados have won by just one run.
Amelia Streuber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taya Kelly, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Herman, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Canyon del Oro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marana only posted an OBP of .379.
Canyon del Oro's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-3. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.1 runs. As for Buckeye, their record is now 15-11.
