Rock Canyon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Arapahoe Warriors with a sharp 17-2 win. That's more bragging rights for Rock Canyon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Austin Bowker looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Matthew Shipley and Rylan Posener did most of the damage at the plate: Shipley scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Posener went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Ty Sloan was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Arapahoe's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Cackowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rock Canyon pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Arapahoe, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Rock Canyon will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Smoky Hill at 4:15 p.m. Rock Canyon is facing Smoky Hill at the right time seeing as Smoky Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Arapahoe, they will challenge Umpqua Valley Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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