The Rancho Verde Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Canyon Springs Cougars at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rancho Verde is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Hillcrest, falling 7-1.
Rancho Verde saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Coppola, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Canyon Springs lost 17-2 to Rancho Christian on Thursday. The Cougars have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Rancho Verde's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Canyon Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Canyon Springs' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rancho Verde hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for Canyon Springs, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Rancho Verde's hitters?
Rancho Verde beat Canyon Springs 4-1 in their previous meeting on April 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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