The Kellis Cougars will take on the Youngker Roughriders at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Kellis has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Youngker will arrive with seven straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Kellis challenged Willow Canyon on Wednesday. The Cougars came up short against the Wildcats, falling 17-4. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 13 runs.
Kellis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Giddens, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Youngker narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Desert Edge 7-5.
Matthew Carroll looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Riley Carteno, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Youngker's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kellis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Kellis took their victory against Youngker in their previous meeting back in April of 2015 by a conclusive 14-2 score. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Roughriders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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