The Canyon Springs Cougars will square off against the Tahquitz Titans at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Canyon Springs sitting on seven straight victories and Tahquitz on eight.
Canyon Springs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Capistrano Valley Christian out 5-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Tahquitz ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They beat Paramount by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-6.
Lillian Phelps spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Suriah Ortiz, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rachel Rea, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Canyon Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Tahquitz, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Canyon Springs came up short against Tahquitz in their previous meeting back in February, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phelps, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Canyon Springs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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