The Marana Tigers will face off against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Tucson High Magnet School hit Marana with a five-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers came up short against the Badgers, falling 12-1.
Jude Luckow made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came up short against Canyon del Oro on Thursday and fell 5-2.
Mountain View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cy Klinger, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Those runs marked the first that Klinger has scored this season.
Marana's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Marana came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mountain Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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