It was a good run, but Coconino unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flagstaff Eagles. Coconino was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Flagstaff's pitcher proved too tough.
Coconino saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Culwell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Flagstaff's side, Luke Hewes was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Carpenter, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Coconino's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8. As for Flagstaff, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Coconino will be playing at home against Mingus at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Coconino will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Flagstaff will take on Cactus at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Flagstaff's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Cactus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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