In what's become a running theme this season, Yuma Catholic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Tonopah Valley Phoenix as the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks made off with an 11-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Yuma Catholic as they're now sitting on six straight.
Mickey Fox made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Fox has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fox was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Joey Carey was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Hiram Silva was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Tonopah Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Hart, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Yuma Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Tonopah Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yuma Catholic will challenge Parker at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Yuma Catholic's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games. As for Tonopah Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Florence at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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