Baseball Preview: Tombstone Yellow Jackets vs. Benson Bobcats
The Tombstone Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Benson Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tombstone sitting on six straight wins and Benson on three.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Tombstone sidestepped Morenci for a 4-3 victory.
Tombstone's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was DJ Elias, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Benson got themselves on the board against Santa Rita on Tuesday, but Santa Rita never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with an 18-0 victory. That 18 run margin sets a new team best for Benson this season.
Tombstone's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Benson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13-1.
Tombstone came out on top in a nail-biter against Benson in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 7-5. Will Tombstone repeat their success, or does Benson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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