Pima and Round Valley are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. Pima will challenge Round Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Pima will head out to face Round Valley after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Pima fell just short of Chandler Prep by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Roughriders have suffered since May 3, 2024.
Rhett Hughes
| 03/28/25 vs Chandler Prep | 7 |
| 04/19/24 @ Santa Rita | 6 |
| 03/04/25 vs St. Johns | 4 |
| 04/13/24 vs Miami | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Empire | 1 |
Rhett Hughes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Round Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Johns 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
Cason Finch was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Finch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Finch wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jeffery Cochran, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Cochran has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Round Valley's record now sits at 7-3. As for Pima, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Pima might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Round Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Pima avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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