On Wednesday, everything went the Globe Tigers's way against the Pima Roughriders as the Globe Tigers made off with a 16-9 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Globe.
Teagan Mercier made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Mercier was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Antonella Franco and Madison Leverance did most of the damage at the plate: Franco scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Leverance scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Ashton Leverance was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Pima's side, Bentlee Hoops and Bivi Vega did some serious damage despite the final result: Hoops scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Vega scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Hoops has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Rhinehart, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Globe's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Pima, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-15.
Globe will face off against San Tan Foothills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Globe has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Pima, they will be playing at home against Thatcher at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pima is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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