The Tombstone Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the Bisbee Pumas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tombstone is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Tombstone stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over San Miguel.
Victor Flores made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Flores has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Flores was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andrew Griesemer and Sasha Webster did most of the damage at the plate: Griesemer scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Webster scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brody Franklin, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Bisbee's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Willcox by a score of 6-5.
Bryceton Meyer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Lopez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Tombstone has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Bisbee, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 18-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tombstone has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bisbee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tombstone suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Bisbee when the teams last played back in March. Can Tombstone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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