Softball Preview: Amphitheater Panthers vs. Sahuarita Mustangs
Amphitheater is 1-6 against Sahuarita since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Amphitheater Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Sahuarita Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Neither Amphitheater nor Sahuarita posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Amphitheater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 18-1 defeat at the hands of Rio Rico.
Meanwhile, Sahuarita entered their tilt with Mica Mountain with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They won by a run and slipped past the Thunderbolts 2-1.
Jayd Villa spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sahuarita's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eliana Romero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Amphitheater's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Sahuarita, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Amphitheater suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Sahuarita in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Amphitheater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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