The Rock Canyon Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Brighton Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rock Canyon is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Regis Jesuit (and have done all season long). Rock Canyon never let Regis Jesuit onto the board and left with an 8-0 win last Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for Rock Canyon as they're now sitting on three straight.
Rock Canyon got a great performance from Hunter Allen as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Allen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Manaav Bhatt was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Clause, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Brighton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Poudre out 10-8. The high-scoring effort was just what Brighton needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Brighton got a big performance out of Brandon Waltemath, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Nick Griffin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Rock Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Brighton, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rock Canyon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Brighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Rock Canyon was able to grind out a solid victory over Brighton in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-4. Does Rock Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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