The Baboquivari Warriors are on the road again on Monday to play the Ray Bearcats at 3:45 p.m. Baboquivari is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Baboquivari pushed their score all the way to 11 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Duncan by a score of 12-11. That's two games in a row now that Baboquivari has lost by just one run.
Devin Antone was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Conde, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ray narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Duncan 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ray.
John Beede was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was James Ruiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Baboquivari dropped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ray, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Baboquivari has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ray struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Baboquivari might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Ray when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Baboquivari, Hunter Day (who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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