The Canyon Springs Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Colton Yellowjackets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Canyon Springs came up short against Orange Vista and fell 9-5. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Canyon Springs got a good showing from Colin Carrillo, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
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On the hitting side, Issac Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Ayden Wimsatt was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colton). They never let Vista del Lago get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Thursday. With that win, the Yellowjackets brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Mario Colunga looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Colton got a massive performance out of Steven Aguayo, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Aguayo also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jesse Ruiz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Colton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Canyon Springs now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Colton, their record is now 2-3.
Canyon Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Colton in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canyon Springs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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