Baseball Preview: Bisbee Pumas vs. Benson Bobcats
Bisbee is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Benson is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bisbee Pumas will take on the Benson Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Bisbee narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Horizon Honors 5-3.
Bryceton Meyer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meyer was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meyer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Wright, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Wright has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Jaxxon Alvarez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Benson rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Cowboys 13-3. Considering Benson has won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Dalton Crockett was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Koltin Deskins, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Bisbee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Benson, their victory bumped their record up to 15-13-1.
Bisbee came out on top in a nail-biter against Benson in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Will Bisbee repeat their success, or does Benson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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