Baseball Preview: Superior Panthers vs. Baboquivari Warriors
The Superior Panthers will challenge the Baboquivari Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Baboquivari took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Superior, who comes in off a win.
After only two runs in their last contest, Superior made sure to put some runs up on the board against San Carlos on Thursday. Superior never let San Carlos onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. With that victory, Superior brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jared Toner made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Toner was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Noah Jimenez looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Antonio Lopez was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Raiden Sommer was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Baboquivari was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-5 walloping at the hands of Holbrook.
Kason Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Superior's record is now 6-11. As for Baboquivari, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Superior has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Baboquivari struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Superior's way against Baboquivari in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 as Superior made off with a 17-7 win. Does Superior have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baboquivari turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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