The Canyon Comanches are taking a road trip to challenge the Esperanza Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Esperanza took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Canyon, who comes in off a win.
Canyon will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Cypress on Thursday. The Comanches were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Centurions. Considering the Comanches have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Esperanza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Cypress.
Esperanza saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charley Duran, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Canyon pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Esperanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
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