Sahuaro is 1-9 against Salpointe Catholic since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sahuaro Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 6:00 p.m.
Sahuaro is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Canyon del Oro.
Reagyn Pense and Emily Marsh stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pense went 1-for-2 with a home run, while Marsh went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Sabino with a sharp 9-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Salpointe Catholic sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jordan Goedel made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Goedel has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in six consecutive pitching appearances. Goedel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Salpointe Catholic let Brooke Wild and Izzy Soto loose on the outfield. Wild went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Soto scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Regina Garcia was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
Sahuaro's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Salpointe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Sahuaro hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Salpointe Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sahuaro might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Salpointe Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salpointe Catholic's Audri Elias, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Sahuaro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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