The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will venture away from home to challenge the Arcadia Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Wednesday, Mica Mountain made easy work of Sahuaro and carried off an 18-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbolts, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arcadia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Marcos de Niza 13-2 on Wednesday.
Emma Lucas was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Logan Jenkins, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Arcadia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They are 10-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Arcadia has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mica Mountain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-11.
Mica Mountain took their win against Arcadia when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-1 score. Will the Thunderbolts repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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