Baseball Recap: Yuma Criminals vs. Greenway Demons
Yuma waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Greenway Demons. This was payback for Yuma, who suffered a 9-8 loss the last time these two teams met.
Damian Cabrera made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Cabrera has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kevin Garcia and Deven Aguirrebarrena did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Aguirrebarrena went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jaime Ruelas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Greenway's side, Trevor Myer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Yuma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7-1 record this season. As for Greenway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Yuma will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greenway at 6:00 p.m. As for Greenway, they will head out on the road to take on Apollo at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Apollo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Greenway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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