The Yuma Criminals will venture away from home to square off against the Tempe Buffaloes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Yuma will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Yuma is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 22-0 margin over Cortez on Tuesday. The Criminals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Eli Lujan
| 04/15/25 vs Cortez | 3 |
| 03/24/25 vs Cibola | 6 |
Eli Lujan was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last two contests. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Yuma got a massive performance out of Andres Ortiz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave Ortiz a new career-high. Alonzo Fierro was another key player, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Yuma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Tempe fell victim to Desert Sunrise and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Golden Hawks. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Yuma pushed their record up to 17-5-1 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Tempe, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
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