Sadly, Santa Rita is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matches. They fell victim to a tough 32-0 defeat at the hands of the Pima Roughriders on Friday. Santa Rita lost against Pima in their previous head to head back in April of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 1-0 score last time.
For Pima's part, Rhett Hughes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Hughes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hughes was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Colter Kempton was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Martinez, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Santa Rita's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Pima, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Santa Rita by a score of 18-2 later that day.
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