Baseball Preview: Santa Rita Eagles vs. Tombstone Yellow Jackets
Santa Rita is 0-5 against Tombstone since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Santa Rita Eagles are on the road again to play the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m.
Santa Rita fell victim to Bisbee and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-0 walloping at the hands of the Pumas.
Meanwhile, Tombstone stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Willcox. The win was familiar territory for Tombstone who now have three in a row.
Kelly Bliss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Bliss was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Bliss wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was DJ Elias, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Miles McClain was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Santa Rita's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Tombstone, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Santa Rita might still be hurting after the 22-0 defeat they got from Tombstone in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bliss, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Now that Santa Rita knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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