The Saguaro Sabercats will take on the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Saguaro is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Santa Fe South an 11-0 shutout on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
AJ Busseri looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kingston Sinner, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kasen Williams also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Saguaro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail entered their tilt with Putnam City on Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over the Pirates. The Cougars' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Cherokee Trail also got a great performance from Brennan Niewinski as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Niewinski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Cannon Zubeck was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Charlie Kroell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Cherokee Trail's record is now 4-1. As for Saguaro, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
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