Baseball Preview: Catalina Foothills Falcons vs. Marana Tigers
The Catalina Foothills Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Marana Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Catalina Foothills is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Cholla (and have done all season long). Everything went Catalina Foothills' way against Cholla on Thursday as Catalina Foothills made off with a 15-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Catalina Foothills.
Paden Good was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Good was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Kruk, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nate Shoemaker, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marana waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rangers and snuck past 4-3. That's two games straight that Marana has won by just one run.
Catalina Foothills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Marana, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12-1.
Catalina Foothills took their win against Marana in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 9-3. Will Catalina Foothills repeat their success, or does Marana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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