Kellis had lost five straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 4-11-1 to make it six. They came up short against the Willow Canyon Wildcats, falling 19-1. The Cougars were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Kellis saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Giddens, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run. That home run was Giddens' first of the season.
As for Willow Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
On Willow Canyon's side, Caleb Lemau looked comfortable as he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Those ten strikeouts gave Lemau a new career-high.
At the plate, Cameron Davidson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Willow Canyon is 4-2 when Davidson posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise. Paxton Blair was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
While Kellis had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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