Canyon had lost six straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 3-20 to make it seven. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Castaic Coyotes. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cowboys couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Castaic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games.
For Castaic's part, Chad Kober spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks. Kober has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Orion Gonzalez was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Travis Van Ness was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
While Canyon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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