Baseball Preview: Cibola Raiders vs. Kofa Kings
Cibola is 9-1 against Kofa since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cibola Raiders are on the road again to play the Kofa Kings at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cibola fell victim to Gila Ridge and their airtight pitching crew last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0.
Sebastian Orozco Araiza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Kofa's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-1 walloping at the hands of Canyon View.
Cibola's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-7-1. As for Kofa, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
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