Santa Rita is 0-3 against Morenci since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Santa Rita Eagles will be playing at home against the Morenci Wildcats at 4:00 p.m.
Santa Rita played against Amphitheater and lost via forfeit.
Morenci stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They beat Bisbee by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-3. Winning may never get old, but Morenci sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cameryn Woodall spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Tiara Jones was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Alizabeth Aguilar was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Santa Rita are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3. As for Morenci, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Santa Rita might still be hurting after the 22-0 defeat they got from Morenci in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morenci's Jaliyah Hernandez, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Santa Rita knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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