Mica Mountain won against Walden Grove last Wednesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts came out on top in a nail-biter against the Marana Tigers and snuck past 6-4. That's two games straight that Mica Mountain has won by exactly two runs.
Ethan Hunt and Jayden Barlet SR did most of the damage at the plate: Hunt scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Barlet SR scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Marana's side, Jude Luckow was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Mica Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Marana, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Mica Mountain will head out on the road to challenge Douglas at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglas is on a four-game streak of home wins, Mica Mountain a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Marana will take on Tucson High Magnet School at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Marana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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