The Estrella Foothills Wolves will challenge the Flagstaff Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Estrella Foothills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Westview a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. With that victory, the Wolves brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Alexander Pond looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Josh Vargas was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tanner Medina, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and one double.
Estrella Foothills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Flagstaff made sure to put some runs up on the board against Agua Fria on Wednesday. Flagstaff blew past Agua Fria 15-0. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Will Carpenter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Payne Lowry, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Flagstaff's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Estrella Foothills, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
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