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| 04/17/25 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 04/01/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 5-6 L |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 1-7 L |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Esperanza and Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Aztecs are taking a road trip to take on the Comanches at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Esperanza has now lost 13 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 1.
Things were looking good for Esperanza after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Cypress by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Aztecs have lost by exactly two runs.
Esperanza saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Korte, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base. That home run was Korte's first of the season. Erin Bigani was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Canyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Pacifica 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Canyon pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Esperanza, their loss dropped their record down to 6-21.
Esperanza couldn't quite finish off Canyon in their previous matchup back in April and fell 5-3. Can the Aztecs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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