Maricopa extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 12-13-1 in the process. They fell 5-0 to the Casa Grande Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
As for Casa Grande, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Casa Grande's part, not much got past MacKayla Wallace, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Maricopa off the board. Wallace has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trinity Diaz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Jourdyn Adsuara was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Maricopa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Casa Grande, they will head out on the road to face off against Mountain View at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mountain Lions have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season.
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