NORTH
VALLEY – Goldwater is making its move at just the right
time.
The
Bulldogs’ baseball team swept all three games it played
last week–including two against Boulder Creek–to vault
back into the thick of the 5A‑Division II playoff
race.
Goldwater
(13‑12 overall, 4‑5 Northwest Region) beat
Boulder Creek 11‑2 (April 10) and 9‑6 (April
12), plus added a non‑region victory against Alhambra
April 13 to vault to No. 10 in the 5A‑II power point
standings. The top 16 teams qualify for state and are
seeded according to power points.
The
Bulldogs have been playing their best ball of the year
ever since the Best of the West Tournament in mid‑March.
Since March 17, the team is 9‑3, with five games
remaining in the regular season.
Boulder
Creek falls in power points
ANTHEM
– Boulder Creek’s losses to Goldwater hurt the Jaguars
in playoff points as they fell to 13th. The Jaguars (16‑15
overall, 4‑5 Northwest Region) have lost four of
their last five games, but play three of the next four
at home.
O’Connor
still No. 1 in
5A despite loss
NORTH
VALLEY – O’Connor kept its No. 1 state ranking despite
a non‑region loss to No. 2‑ranked Desert Mountain.
The Eagles (20‑4 overall, 7‑1 region) also
shutout North Canyon 10‑0 last week to remain a
half‑game behind Mountain Ridge in the Northwest
Region standings.
Cactus
Shadows loses to
Notre Dame again
CAVE
CREEK – If Cactus Shadows is to win the 4A‑Division
II state championship again, the Falcons will have to
do it from behind. The Falcons fell at Notre Dame April
13 for the third time this season, ending Cactus Shadows’
Wells Fargo 2 Region championship hopes.
Cactus
Shadows (17‑5 overall, 6‑3 region) started
the week with a big 14‑1 win at Washington April
12, but had the tables completely turned the next day
at Notre Dame in a 15‑0 loss.
The
Falcons will finish the regular season with non‑region
games against Mingus and Saguaro this week, followed by
three more region games prior to the playoffs.
