The Benson Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Bisbee Pumas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Benson came up short against Round Valley and fell 8-3.
Meanwhile, Bisbee came tearing into Tuesday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cowboys 18-2. The result was nothing new for the Pumas, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Bisbee got a massive performance out of Horacio Olivarria, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Lopez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Bisbee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 19 consecutive contests.
Bisbee pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Benson, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12-1.
Benson came up short against Bisbee when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-1. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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