The Ray Bearcats will challenge the Globe Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Ray knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Globe likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Ray needed a bit of extra time to put away St. David. They skirted past the Tigers 12-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bearcats have posted since March 14th.
| 03/11/25 vs San Tan Foothills | 4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Patagonia | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Anthem Prep | 3 |
| 04/18/25 @ St. David | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Miami | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Ray got a massive performance out of James Ruiz, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Ruiz has become a key player for the Bearcats: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Chester, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Ray kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Globe was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against Florence, falling 11-1.
Globe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sir Sneezy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Ray's victory bumped their record up to 9-12-1. As for Globe, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
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