The Ajo Red Raiders will challenge the Heritage Academy Heroes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ajo's offense. They lost 11-0 to Gila Bend on Tuesday. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Holy Family Academy on Wednesday and fell 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Heroes have lost by just one run.
Maverik Ray was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Ray was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Bourne Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Ajo now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Heritage Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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