The Esperanza Aztecs will head out to take on the Canyon Comanches at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Esperanza's victory against Santiago wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Esperanza won by a run and slipped past Santiago 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztecs.
Charley Duran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Julia Ireland
| 03/28/25 vs Santiago | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Cypress | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Aliso Niguel | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Villa Park | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Yorba Linda | 1 |
On the hitting side, Esperanza saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Ireland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Ireland a new career-high. Another was Juliette Beltran, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Canyon sidestepped Cypress for a 4-3 win.
Esperanza's record is now 5-8. As for Canyon, their record now sits at 11-3.
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