Sunnyside waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers by a score of 10-5. This was payback for Sunnyside, who suffered an 11-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Josh Barrios tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Jorge Ruiz was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Orlando Cobarrubias, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Tucson High Magnet School's side, they got a good showing from Omar Rodriguez, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Tucson High Magnet School saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Leon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Sunnyside's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Tucson High Magnet School, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sunnyside will challenge Rincon/University at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunnyside is facing Rincon/University at the right time seeing as Rincon/University is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they will head out on the road to take on Salpointe Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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