The Pima Roughriders will venture away from home to challenge the Valley Union Blue Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Pima came up short against Miami and fell 8-5. The Roughriders haven't had much luck with the Vandals recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Union). They blew past Baboquivari 27-9 on Wednesday.
Bailey Drabeck was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with seven stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Kylee Gilbreth was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Valley Union was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .368 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Valley Union is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Pima, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-7.
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