Baseball Recap: Globe Triumphs

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2025, 9:20pm

Baseball Recap: Globe Tigers vs. Superior Panthers

Globe hadn't done well against Superior recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Tigers walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Panthers. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2022.

Jaeger Franco

Runs

04/11/25 vs Superior2
03/26/25 @ Miami2
03/21/25 @ Coolidge2
03/04/25 vs Safford2
02/26/25 vs Santa Cruz Valley2
+ 7 more games

The team relied heavily on Jaeger Franco, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Globe's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Braxton Tober was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

The victory made it two in a row for Globe and bumps their season record up to 7-9. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Superior, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.

Globe didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-4 victory against Hayden on the 12th. As for Superior, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Ray at 3:45 p.m. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bearcats have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.

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