After flying high against St. Johns last Tuesday, Pima came back down to earth. The Pima Roughriders fell 5-2 to the Morenci Wildcats on Tuesday. The Roughriders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Pima saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rhett Hughes, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Adrian Castro also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Even though they lost, Pima hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Pima's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Morenci, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pima will square off against Snowflake at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Snowflake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Morenci, they will challenge Santa Cruz Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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