After a string of three wins, Millennium's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their tough 11-4 loss to the Sahuarita Mustangs might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Millennium of the 19-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.
Millennium saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Couture, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Sahuarita's side, Brenna Figueroa made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Figueroa has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single walk in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Figueroa was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Sahuarita got a massive performance out of Kealey Myhre, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Eliana Romero, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
Millennium's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Sahuarita, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Millennium will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against La Joya Community at 3:45 p.m. The timing isn't great for La Joya Community: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Millennium has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. Sahuarita will take on Rio Rico at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sahuarita is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
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