Marana is 9-0 against Cholla since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Marana Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Cholla Chargers at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marana has three straight victories, Cholla has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Marana stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Nogales as Marana made off with an 18-0 win.
Hayden Christensen-Strand tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Sadie Silverstein and Noelani Toeaina did most of the damage at the plate: Silverstein scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Toeaina scored a run while going 1-for-1. Silverstein has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Bella Sayre was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Cholla lost a close one when they played on Saturday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a rough 20-1 loss at the hands of Buena.
Marana pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Cholla, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Marana's way against Cholla in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Marana made off with an 18-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marana since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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