After four games on the road, Salpointe Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Sahuaro Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salpointe Catholic stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Sabino onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Aciel Guillen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Guillen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Guillen was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dane White, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jose Simon, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Sahuaro sidestepped Mountain View for a 9-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sahuaro.
Like Salpointe Catholic, Sahuaro also got a great game from a two-way player: Cruz Leyva. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Leyva was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Bess, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Rogelio Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Salpointe Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season. As for Sahuaro, their win bumped their record up to 13-15-1.
Salpointe Catholic took their victory against Sahuaro in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-1. Will Salpointe Catholic repeat their success, or does Sahuaro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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