The Sahuaro Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Catalina Foothills Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sahuaro has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sahuaro is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Walden Grove, falling 11-3.
Sahuaro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Montano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Sam Chavez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Catalina Foothills made easy work of Mountain View last Tuesday and carried off a 14-2 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Catalina Foothills got a big performance out of Bryce Weege, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Weege a new career-high in RBI (three). Ganon Dwyer was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Catalina Foothills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Catalina Foothills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sahuaro, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1.
Sahuaro couldn't quite finish off Catalina Foothills in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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