On Tuesday, Marana faced Tucson High Magnet School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marana Tigers walked away with a 4-1 win over the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers. For Marana, this counts as revenge for the 10-3 loss Tucson High Magnet School walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Kaitlyn Hudson spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Joplin was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Eva Quezada was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Tucson High Magnet School's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jiselle Nunez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Marana is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Tucson High Magnet School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-4.
Marana will head out on the road to square off against Sunnyside at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sunnyside: 3.5, Marana: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they will head out on the road to challenge Sahuaro at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tucson High Magnet School is facing Sahuaro at the right time seeing as Sahuaro is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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