Baseball Recap: Estrella Foothills Wolves vs. Rio Rico Hawks
Estrella Foothills waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Rio Rico Hawks by a score of 8-3. Eight seems to be a good number for Estrella Foothills as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cody Rollings was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rollings has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rollings was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alec Schaeffer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Jayson Ross was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Estrella Foothills pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Rio Rico, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8.
Estrella Foothills will be playing at home against Show Low at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Estrella Foothills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Rio Rico, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Cathedral Prep at 9:00 a.m.
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