The Canyon Comanches will head out on the road to take on the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canyon is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Brea Olinda 15-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Cohen Gomez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Gomez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gomez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Canyon let Blake Helsper and Johnny Lopez loose on the outfield. Helsper scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Lopez scored a run while going 2-for-3. Jonathon Sandoval was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Citrus Valley typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Yucaipa proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Blackhawks onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
The win made it two in a row for Canyon and bumps their season record up to 14-12-1. As for Yucaipa, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season.
Canyon might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Yucaipa in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Thankfully for Canyon, Owen Egan (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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