Ravens
| 03/19/26 vs Mesa | 21 |
| 04/07/26 vs Sabino | 18 |
| 03/10/26 vs Florence | 17 |
| 04/02/26 vs Catalina | 16 |
| 03/20/26 vs Willcox | 15 |
Empire came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sabino Sabercats an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Ravens have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Vanessa Grijalva was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lainey Kroeger, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kapri Tiggas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with six RBI and two doubles.
Empire was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .682. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in ten consecutive games.
Empire's victory bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Sabino, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Looking ahead, Empire will head out on the road to face off against Amphitheater at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.89 runs per game on average), something the Ravens will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Sabino, they will challenge Ironwood Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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