The Rio Rico Hawks will square off against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Rio Rico's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
Rio Rico saw some tournament action on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Flowing Wells as Rio Rico made off with a 10-4 victory. Considering the Hawks have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Humberto Picos looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rafael Echeverria, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Sebastian Delgado was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Rio Rico hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Tucson High Magnet School lost 19-1 to Casteel on Friday.
Tucson High Magnet School's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Rio Rico, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Rio Rico came up short against Tucson High Magnet School in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, falling 9-6. Can Rio Rico avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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