The Poston Butte Broncos will face off against the Coconino Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Poston Butte will be strutting in after a win while Coconino will be coming in after a loss.
Poston Butte's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Peoria with a sharp 11-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Broncos as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Isael Aguilera, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Peoria off the board.
At the plate, Poston Butte got a big performance out of Cordd Baker, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Aguilar, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Tuesday. Coconino came up short against Paradise Honors, falling 15-9.
Corbin Derr made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Ty Sevier was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Coconino now has a losing record of 2-3-1. As for Poston Butte, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.
Everything went Poston Butte's way against Coconino in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, as Poston Butte made off with a 14-4 win. Will Poston Butte repeat their success, or does Coconino have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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