Pima hasn't had much luck against St. Johns recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pima Roughriders will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the St. Johns Redskins at 3:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pima will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Bourgade Catholic on Saturday. Everything went Pima's way against Bourgade Catholic as Pima made off with a 14-3 win. Considering the Roughriders' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Tanner Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Colter Kempton
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In other batting news, Pima got a massive performance out of Colter Kempton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Kempton a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Aiden Alder, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Pima kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bourgade Catholic only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, St. Johns took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They never let Window Rock get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
St. Johns saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Waite, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Pima's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for St. Johns, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Pima came up short against St. Johns when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 16-12. Will Pima have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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