Baseball Preview: Rio Rico Hawks vs. Estrella Foothills Wolves
The Rio Rico Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Rico is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
While Rio Rico has not struggled against Sahuarita recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Rio Rico won by a run and slipped past Sahuarita 7-6. The victory was just what Rio Rico needed coming off of a 9-3 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Estrella Foothills entered their tilt with Cactus with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Cobras 8-1. The result was nothing new for Estrella Foothills, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Tanner Medina looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alec Schaeffer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Miller, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rio Rico is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Estrella Foothills, their record is now 13-2.
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