The Empire Ravens will face off against the Benson Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Empire turned things around against Florence on Tuesday. They walked away with a 13-10 victory over the Gophers.
Evan Walker
| 03/10/26 vs Florence | 11 |
| 03/04/25 vs Coolidge | 10 |
| 04/08/25 vs Sabino | 8 |
| 02/27/25 vs Canutillo | 8 |
| 02/25/26 vs Mountain View | 6 |
Evan Walker was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those RBI were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Empire got a massive performance out of Asher Bird, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Zackary Breinlinger was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Empire hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Benson won against Tombstone on Friday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Everything went the Bobcats' way against St. Augustine Catholic as they made off with an 11-2 win. The Bobcats haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Empire's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Benson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
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