San Manuel and Ray are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Miners will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
San Manuel will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Superior, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. The Miners never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Miners, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Tanner Decker
| 04/01/25 vs Valley Lutheran | 4 |
| 03/10/25 @ San Miguel | 4 |
| 03/04/25 @ Ray | 3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Superior | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Patagonia | 2 |
| + 10 more games |
Tanner Decker was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for San Manuel: the team is 9-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Marcos Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ray challenged Globe on Monday. The Bearcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tigers 5-4. That's two games straight that the Bearcats have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Asher Warren, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. James Ruiz was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
San Manuel's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Ray, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12-1.
San Manuel took their win against Ray when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 14-3 score. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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