The Empire Ravens will take on the Sahuarita Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Empire took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Thatcher a 15-0 shutout. The Ravens haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Darby Smalligan looked comfortable as she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Abby Zsitvay, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Angelina Dehler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sahuarita entered their tilt with Amphitheater on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Panthers 10-0.
Sahuarita's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Empire, their victory bumped their record up to 23-1.
Empire came out on top in a nail-biter against Sahuarita in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Ravens repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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