Baseball Preview: Willcox Cowboys vs. Pima Roughriders
The Willcox Cowboys will head out on the road to square off against the Pima Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Willcox is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Friday just wasn't the day for Willcox's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Tombstone on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pima put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Miami an 11-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Pima who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Colter Kempton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Wade Peterson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Willcox's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Pima, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season.
Willcox might still be hurting after the 16-3 defeat they got from Pima when the teams last played back in March. Can Willcox avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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