District 29 in Texas is considered one of the best in the state, and the Cougarettes of Canyon is looking to be one of the top teams in the District. Canyon began their home schedule of the district campaign on March 3rd, hosting the Rockets of Judson. Canyon came into the game already down a game, losing the opener to East Central 11-1 back on February 24th.
Outside of the game against East Central, Canyon started the season with weeks of tournaments and non-district games, including being one of the hosts of the prestigious Wurst Tournament, where some of the best teams across the state competed. Now that the preseason tournament season has ended, the focus now turns to district play, and to hope for a chance to get to the State Playoffs in late April.
Canyon started the game against Judson with a huge first inning, thanks to a two run triple from second baseman Jalynn Porras and a two-run double from third baseman Emeri Villanueva, Canyon jumped out to a very early 9-0 lead. Pitcher Addyson Carmona was just as dominate on the mound as the hitters were at the plate, striking out five of the first nine hitters from Judson. She also added a RBI single in the first inning to help her cause. Canyon would defeat Judson 10-0, a sign that may mean big things for the Cougarettes.
While Canyon is hoping to bring back some of the glory years that they had in the past in softball, the schedule is daunting. After playing, and being defeated, by the Lady Hornets of East Central, Canyon then have another powerhouse to play on the road by heading to Cibolo and taking on Steele, following a date with San Marcos back at home on March 10th. While playing the top three teams in the district early on in a season may seem daunting to some teams, Canyon sees this as experience, and a hope to get them one of the four spots out of the district into the State Playoffs.
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