The Marcos de Niza Padres will face off against the South Mountain Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Marcos de Niza saw some tournament action on Thursday. They came up short against Gilbert, falling 10-3.
Marcos de Niza saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Abril, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 9-1 to Rincon/University. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Jaguars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Marcos de Niza's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for South Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Marcos de Niza took their victory against South Mountain in their previous meeting back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 12-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marcos de Niza since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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