The Coronado Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Basic Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Coronado's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Basic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Coronado is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Desert Hills on Saturday. They lost 8-0 to the Thunder. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Basic came out on top in a nail-biter against Orange Lutheran, sneaking past 4-2.
Noah Sebastian looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Troy Southisene and Lyndon Lee did most of the damage at the plate: Southisene went 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base, while Lee went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Basic now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Coronado, they moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coronado might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Basic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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