Sahuarita faced Salpointe Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jayd Villa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Sahuarita saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camila Vargas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mustangs
| 04/11/25 @ Salpointe Catholic | 2-3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Cholla | 12-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Ironwood Ridge | 12-2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Cholla | 14-0 |
| 04/04/25 @ Mountain View | 0-9 |
Sahuarita moved to 19-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Salpointe Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4-1.
Coming up, Sahuarita will be playing in front of their home fans against Walden Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 2.2, the Red Wolves 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Salpointe Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Notre Dame Prep on the 12th.
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