Baseball Preview: Pima Roughriders vs. Empire Ravens
The Pima Roughriders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Empire Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Empire took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pima, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Pima narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Thatcher 6-5. The victory was just what Pima needed coming off of a 10-3 defeat in their prior matchup.
Pima's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Devon Hewitt, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Colter Kempton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Empire fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Tanque Verde on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Empire in their matchups with Tanque Verde: they've now lost six in a row.
Ben Savage was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Pima's victory bumped their record up to 10-8-1. As for Empire, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Pima came out on top in a nail-biter against Empire in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Will Pima repeat their success, or does Empire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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