Baseball Recap: Fairfax Stampede vs. Casa Grande Cougars
Fairfax lost against Casa Grande back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fairfax Stampede fell 5-2 to the Casa Grande Cougars. Fairfax has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fairfax saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Porter Swope, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Da?Marticus Stokes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Casa Grande's side, Josiah Ramos made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Ramos was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Boston Valdez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kayden Reyna, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Fairfax's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Casa Grande, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-13-1.
Fairfax will be playing in front of their home fans against Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Casa Grande, they will be playing at home against Higley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Casa Grande will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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