The Willcox Cowboys will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m.
After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Willcox was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Empire. Willcox has struggled against Empire recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Willcox saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Monster Fuentes, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Tombstone sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Pima on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tombstone.
DJ Elias made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Elias has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Elias was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Trey Franklin and Miguel Rincon did most of the damage at the plate: Franklin scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Rincon scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Willcox's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Tombstone, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Willcox came up short against Tombstone in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Willcox, Ty Adams (who went 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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