The Baboquivari Warriors will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Valley Lutheran Flames at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Baboquivari is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They took a 15-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Duncan on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Valley Lutheran made easy work of Salome on Wednesday and carried off a 16-2 victory. The Flames have beaten the Frogs the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Frogs has come to flipping the script.
Ethan Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over 5.2 innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Valley Lutheran let Munva Honyaoma and Anias Macias run wild. Honyaoma went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Macias got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. The dominant performance also gave Macias a new career-high in hits (two). Jordan Sall was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Baboquivari might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Valley Lutheran in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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