The Cactus Cobras will head out on the road to take on the Agua Fria Owls at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, Cactus came up short against Ironwood and fell 7-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Cobras in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Raven Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits. That one earned run gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, Eli Torres was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Agua Fria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of Cactus.
Andrew Calderon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Gomez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Agua Fria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Cactus, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Cactus came out on top in a nail-biter against Agua Fria when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cactus since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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