Certain players are quite simply building blocks for a program’s success.
Baseball
If the Centennial baseball team didn’t have enough motivation for Thursday’s matchup against Bishop Gorman beforehand, it certainly got it before the game’s first pitch.
Centennial right-hander Will Loucks had never pitched in a playoff game before Wednesday’s matchup at Arbor View.
Shadow Ridge’s baseball team scored on an error in the bottom of the 10th inning on Tuesday to earn a 4-3 home win over Cimarron-Memorial in the opening round of the Division I Sunset Region tournament.
Kyle Horton belted a three-run home run in the second inning Wednesday to help host Centennial’s baseball team build a big lead and eventually hold off No. 1 Bishop Gorman, 6-4.
Pinch-runner Andrew Martinez scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday to lead Desert Oasis’ baseball team to a 4-3 win over visiting Centennial.
Rachel Williams went 4-for-4 and combined with Kelsea Sweeney on a six-inning four-hitter on Saturday to lead Palo Verde’s softball team to a 10-0 home win over Canyon View (Utah).
Coronado’s baseball team rallied for three runs in the top of the third and held on for a 3-1 road win over second-ranked Basic on Thursday.