Marana came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Sunnyside Blue Devils, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-3 two weeks ago.
Marana got a good showing from Grayson Moore, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Furthermore, Moore didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
On the hitting side, Marana saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Ellis, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Marana's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Sunnyside, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marana will square off against West Point at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Sunnyside, they will take on Rincon/University at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Blue Devils are facing the Rangers at the right time seeing as the Rangers are stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
