Flagstaff had won three straight at home, but on Monday they bumped their record up to 16-9 to make it four. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over the Coconino Panthers. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 10-2 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Payne Lowry
| 04/21/25 vs Coconino | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Bradshaw Mountain | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Lee Williams | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Lee Williams | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Mingus | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Payne Lowry, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Welker, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Flagstaff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are 10-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
As for Coconino, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
On Coconino's side, Steven Stone was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Stone is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 3-12-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jake Hanley, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Flagstaff will have a chance to go back-to-back against Coconino: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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