The Sabino Sabercats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Catalina Foothills Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sabino is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Sabino is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Safford (and have done all season long). Sabino was the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over Safford on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sabino considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Sariah Ferrentino made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Ferrentino has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Ferrentino was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Mann, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Renee Williams, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Catalina Foothills finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 13-1 loss at the hands of Marana.
Catalina Foothills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailin Habben, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Sabino has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Catalina Foothills, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Sabino skirted past Catalina Foothills 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Catalina Foothills' Nic Conway, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Sabino to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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