Baseball Game Preview: Yuma Catholic Shamrocks vs. Estrella Foothills Wolves

The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will be taking part in a tournament against the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yuma Catholic has eight straight wins, Estrella Foothills has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Yuma Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on St. Mary's with a sharp 7-0 victory. Considering the Shamrocks have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Hiram Silva

Batters Struck Out

03/13/25 vs St. Mary's	11
03/04/25 @ Seton Catholic	8
02/26/25 vs Paradise Valley	5
05/13/24 @ Valley Christian	0
05/07/24 @ Northwest Christian	6
+ 4 more games

Not much got past Hiram Silva, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep St. Mary's off the board. That's the most strikeouts Silva has posted since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ivan Guzman, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles. Another player making a difference was Joey Carey, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Guzman wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Yuma Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in five consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Estrella Foothills didn't have quite enough to beat Walden Grove on Thursday and fell 3-2.

Yuma Catholic's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Estrella Foothills, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Estrella Foothills' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Yuma Catholic has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .482. It's a different story for Estrella Foothills, though, as they've only averaged .131. Will they be able to contain Yuma Catholic's hitters?

Yuma Catholic couldn't quite get it done against Estrella Foothills in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 as they fell 4-0. Will Yuma Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.