Tombstone is a perfect 10-0 against Willcox since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tombstone Yellow Jackets will be taking part in a tournament against the Willcox Cowboys at 12:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tombstone is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Ray just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats.
Trey Franklin
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Trey Franklin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hank Moody, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Tombstone hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Willcox had taken Bisbee down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. Willcox came up short against Bisbee, falling 8-1.
Willcox saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Morales, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Morales is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Jahyir Reyes also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Willcox's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Tombstone, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2-1.
Everything went Tombstone's way against Willcox in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Tombstone made off with a 12-0 win. Does Tombstone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willcox turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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