Sahuaro is 2-8 against Cienega since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Sahuaro Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Cienega Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Sahuaro will be strutting in after a win while Cienega will be coming in after a loss.
Sahuaro was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pueblo on Friday. Sahuaro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Pueblo. The win was just what Sahuaro needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior game.
Evan Krause made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Krause was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Krause wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cruz Leyva, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Ethan Bess was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cienega was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Nogales.
Cienega also got a good showing from Preston Slanina, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Cienega saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Manny Bracamonte, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Sahuaro's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-13-1. As for Cienega, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Sahuaro came up short against Cienega when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cienega's Zak Vasquez, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Sahuaro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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