Baseball Recap: Show Low's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Six

Show Low entered their tilt with St. Johns on Saturday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Redskins 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since April 22, 2024.

The team relied heavily on Jonathan Mackenzie, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Bigos, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Cougars

Batting Average

03/22/25 @ St. Johns	40%
03/21/25 @ Safford	30.3%
03/20/25 vs Chinle	38.5%
03/18/25 @ Winslow	27%
03/11/25 vs Florence	38.5%
+ 11 more games

Show Low was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Show Low's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for St. Johns, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Show Low will host Blue Ridge at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Show Low surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. Johns, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Round Valley at 2:00 p.m. St. Johns' pitchers better be ready for this one: Round Valley has averaged an impressive 10.1 runs per game this season.