The Sahuarita Mustangs will face off against the Maricopa Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sahuarita is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Sahuarita's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Cactus 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Maricopa came up short against Casa Grande on Thursday, falling 15-7. The Rams have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Travis Varela was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Hawkins, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Sahuarita's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Maricopa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-16.
Sahuarita took their victory against Maricopa when the teams last played back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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