The Florence Gophers will head out on the road to square off against the San Tan Foothills Sabercats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Florence can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over American Leadership Academy - Ironwood. The win made it back-to-back victories for Florence.
Florence got a great performance from Bryce Tanner as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Stenson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zane O?Rourke, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, San Tan Foothills can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Globe.
San Tan Foothills' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Morton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Scott, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Florence has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for San Tan Foothills, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Florence has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like San Tan Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Florence's way against San Tan Foothills when the teams last played back in March as Florence made off with a 15-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Florence since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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