Carl Hayden Community entered their tilt with Central on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Bobcats 16-0. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won five matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Eric Mendez
| 04/01/25 vs Central | 7 |
| 03/06/25 vs Camelback | 6 |
| 03/21/24 @ North | 4 |
| 03/26/24 @ Browne | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ McClintock | 1 |
Eric Mendez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other batting news, Cristian Rosas was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one triple the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alberto Gomez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Carl Hayden Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Carl Hayden Community's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Central, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Carl Hayden Community will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bobcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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