San Tan Foothills was the 6-2 winner over Coolidge when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The San Tan Foothills Sabercats took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coolidge Bears on Friday.
San Tan Foothills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Scott, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Coolidge's side, Riley Hamilton and Patrick Perez were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Hamilton struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Perez tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Hamilton scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Perez scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Athyn Alphus-Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
San Tan Foothills' defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Coolidge, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
San Tan Foothills has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Ray at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ray has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.2 runs per game on average), something San Tan Foothills will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Coolidge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Gilbert Christian at 3:45 p.m.
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