Baseball Preview: San Tan Foothills Sabercats vs. Coolidge Bears
San Tan Foothills is 9-1 against Coolidge since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The San Tan Foothills Sabercats will head out on the road to face off against the Coolidge Bears at 3:45 p.m. San Tan Foothills will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Tuesday, San Tan Foothills came up short against Benjamin Franklin and fell 9-6.
Cohen Scott put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Scott was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Joseph Lorona was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Coolidge put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Globe 12-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Coolidge considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Like San Tan Foothills, Coolidge also got a great game from a two-way player: Tim Yrigoyen. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Yrigoyen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Coolidge got a massive performance out of Patrick Perez, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 5-for-5. Athyn Alphus-Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
San Tan Foothills' loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-9. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Coolidge, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. San Tan Foothills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coolidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
San Tan Foothills came up short against Coolidge when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 8-3. Can San Tan Foothills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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