The Boulder Creek Jaguars will be taking part in a tournament against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Boulder Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Red Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Boulder Creek is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Higley. Boulder Creek skirted past Higley 3-1. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Jaguars as it put an end to their 18-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The team relied heavily on Jake Parks, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 6-3 to Hamilton on Wednesday. The Mountain Lions have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Preston Peebles was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
At the plate, Red Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cyrus Ellington, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
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