The Maricopa Rams will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Pointe Pride at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses dating back to last season for Maricopa and nine for Mountain Pointe dating back to last season.
Maricopa fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Cholla on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 13-12. On the bright side, the 12- run effort marked the Rams' highest-scoring contest to date.
Travis Varela
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Travis Varela made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Kieber, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Chaparral hit Mountain Pointe with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pride came up short against the Firebirds, falling 13-2.
Mark Delgado was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run. That hit was his first of the season.
Maricopa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mountain Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maricopa has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain Pointe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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