Baseball Game Preview: High Tech SD Storm vs. Canyon Hills Rattlers

Storm

Runs

05/06/25 @ Canyon Hills	3
05/02/25 vs Pacific Ridge	3
05/01/25 @ Crawford	8
04/29/25 vs Crawford	7
04/24/25 vs Lincoln	6
+ 13 more games

For the second straight game, High Tech SD will face off against Canyon Hills. The Storm will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Rattlers at 4:00 p.m. High Tech SD is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, High Tech SD came up short against Canyon Hills and fell 8-3. The Storm haven't had much luck with the Rattlers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

For Canyon Hills' part, Evan Zinn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josue Flores, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Barroga, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Canyon Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as High Tech SD only posted an OBP of .364.

The victory made it two in a row for Canyon Hills and bumps their season record up to 9-13-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for High Tech SD, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.

Canyon Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. High Tech SD has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Canyon Hills, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will High Tech SD keep running through batters, or will the Rattlers buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.