Pima is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Benson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pima Roughriders will take on the Benson Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Pima knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Benson likes a good challenge.
Pima is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Morenci (and have done all season long). Pima's pitcher stepped up to hand Morenci a 10-0 shutout last Monday.
Devon Hewitt made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Hewitt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaxon John was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Colter Kempton, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Benson had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Heroes 10-0.
Pima is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8-1 record this season. As for Benson, the victory got them back to even at 13-13-1.
Pima came out on top in a nail-biter against Benson when the teams last played on April 5th, sneaking past 2-0. Will Pima repeat their success, or does Benson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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